Monday, November 16, 2009

The Truman Show

You know, a more effective way to encourage the ends sought by E.J. Dionne would be to legalize patronage.

Posted by IOZ at 10:55 AM | email »
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19 comments:

Mr.Fundamental said...

now THAT is funny.

11:09 AM
Anonymous said...

But who wants to have to go door to door shilling for votes for your local pol?

I'd rather spend 3 years in graduate school.

11:12 AM
IOZ said...

A couple neighbors of mine were Obama precinct captains and they asked if I'd canvas. I told them I would, but that I worked on commission.

11:29 AM
Mr.Fundamental said...

this thread has such potential.

11:49 AM
Mr.Fundamental said...

and it's a shame Rittelmeyer is no longer blogging over at CSB, she is really into machine politics. which I find fascinating. like, why would I waste an ounce of my time working for a politician? where's my return? the system is fucked, man. LOL

11:53 AM
Inspector Lee said...

A program named for Teddy Roosevelt? Call them the Rough Riders.

12:02 PM
Aaron said...

Uh, I wasn't aware patronage was illegal. Ever been through a sham search?

12:30 PM
Enron said...

Yeah man. If America is a business, where's my cut?

12:39 PM
TGGP said...

they are, deservedly, held in high esteem
Presumably not by the people they bomb.

1:40 PM
Leonard said...

It's time for a civilian ROTC.

Yeah, we could call it the CROTCH. That would work. Or maybe the Bureaucrat Officer Training Corps: BOTCH.

Or maybe we could just call it, "English major"?

2:11 PM
Mr.Fundamental said...

I want to see Leonard's tree fort. I bet it's sweet.

2:21 PM
IOZ said...

It sports the most unnecessary "No Girls Allowed" sign.

2:42 PM
Leonard said...

There's a pony in there somewhere.

2:53 PM
Mr.Fundamental said...

NO WAY I WANT A PONY!

3:01 PM
Anonymous said...

The patronage system of old is overly disparaged. There is no arguing with its effectiveness to "deliver". After all, just take a look at the "wealth creators" worshipped by the glibertarians...if you can't concede that patronage explains why a lot of people have the jobs they do, then you are not paying attention. Can you imagine a small business with more than one employee that doesn't engage in this practice?

4:06 PM
Anonymous said...

Those rich fucks--this whole fucking thing!

5:01 PM
IOZ said...

The old man told me take any rug in the house.

5:17 PM
Mr.Fundamental said...

CSB is back yo! she was gone most of the summer. weird.

10:58 AM
Mr.Fundamental said...

like many workmanlike yet inferior writers

good enough for government work!

thanks dad.

11:04 AM

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