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Nerdy Fish11/15/2011 6:26:15 am PST

re: #325 Decatur Deb

Part of the “Government is Ebil” doctrine is that Washington residence turns the most virtuous rustics into self-seeking spendthrifts.

The thing is, there is an element of truth to this. Not universally, obviously, but we’ve all seen cases where putting someone otherwise innocuous in a position of power results in something completely unanticipated.