Ted Rall: Being, Nothingness and Anthony Weiner

[Swede]

I would love to live in a country in which lying to the public was cause for resignation. It sure would make for a lot of vacancies in government.

But we don’t–and it seems weird to hold a sexter to a higher standard than a warmongering mass murderer.

Ultimately the public’s case against Weiner comes down to the one Edward G. Robinson snaps at the dastardly insurance salesman played by Fred MacMurray in “Double Indemnity”: “I picked you for the job, not because I think you’re so darn smart, but because I thought maybe you were a shade less dumb than the rest of the outfit. I guess I was all wet. You’re not smarter, Walter. You’re just a little taller.”

http://www.rall.com/rallblog/2011/06/08/syndicated-column-being-nothingness-and-anthony-weiner

[Gregorian]

1. Had the media given this kind of attention to the leadup to the invasion of Iraq

There would be hundreds of thousands of people still alive. And trillions more in our budget.

Every one of these episodes gives testament to the state of affairs of this country.

[bahrbearian]

2. Mushroom clouds & anthrax