Thursday, March 15, 2012
Blago
As the inimitable Blagojevich heads for jail, just one thought.
Business and politics have the same goal: sell goods or services to customers.
In business, it's normal for the customer to pay for what he receives.
In politics, it's abnormal for the customer to pay for what he receives.
= = = = =
Normal business: I order a pair of shoes from LL Bean. I send them $70 and in return they send me shoes. Nobody else pays.
Abnormal business: LL Bean sends me a pair of shoes and tries to get $70 from everyone except me. (This is so bizarre that it isn't even a crime, because nobody tries it!)
= = = = =
In politics normal and abnormal are reversed.
Normal politics: Soviet Agent Bush The Son sells a Medicare Prescription drug program to 700 widows in Palm Beach in order to gain their votes, because those 700 widows are the only real voters. Everybody else pays $1 trillion for those 700 votes.
Abnormal politics: Blago sells a Senate office to one man who wants it. In return the man pays Blago $100k. Nobody else pays.
= = = = =
The same rule should apply to both situations. You receive a thing or a service, you pay for it. Nobody else pays for it.
Blago is being punished for honest dealing. ¶ 7:35 AM
Business and politics have the same goal: sell goods or services to customers.
In business, it's normal for the customer to pay for what he receives.
In politics, it's abnormal for the customer to pay for what he receives.
= = = = =
Normal business: I order a pair of shoes from LL Bean. I send them $70 and in return they send me shoes. Nobody else pays.
Abnormal business: LL Bean sends me a pair of shoes and tries to get $70 from everyone except me. (This is so bizarre that it isn't even a crime, because nobody tries it!)
= = = = =
In politics normal and abnormal are reversed.
Normal politics: Soviet Agent Bush The Son sells a Medicare Prescription drug program to 700 widows in Palm Beach in order to gain their votes, because those 700 widows are the only real voters. Everybody else pays $1 trillion for those 700 votes.
Abnormal politics: Blago sells a Senate office to one man who wants it. In return the man pays Blago $100k. Nobody else pays.
= = = = =
The same rule should apply to both situations. You receive a thing or a service, you pay for it. Nobody else pays for it.
Blago is being punished for honest dealing. ¶ 7:35 AM
