Quote of the Day: On political ‘donations’
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the
first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
- P.J. O’Rourke
Labels: John Banks
posted by Peter Cresswell at 10:47 am
Monday, April 30, 2012
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1 Comments:
I really love that quote.
(I did get to use it in one of my earlier OpEds, "The Best Congress Money Can Buy?"
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2012/04/16/the_best_congress_money_can_buy__99617.html )
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