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Blogs Liberty and Power That Giant Sucking Sound...

Nov 5, 2009

That Giant Sucking Sound...

by Liberty and Power

Far be it from me to begrudge the political class their hard earned keep, but it speaks volumes when, in the midst of a depression, Washington DC is partying like it’s 1999.