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The Making of Sausage and the Democratic Health Care Bill
www.jimbyrd.com ^ | 10/15/2009 | Jim Byrd

Posted on 10/15/2009 7:20:40 AM PDT by jim byrd

tto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia from 1862-1890, made a remarkable statement regarding the process of making of laws that is oft quoted by contemporary politicians to mask their inadequacies and philistinism: Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. But Democrats, being what Democrats are, could surmise their methodology of lawmaking with the following updated and apropos quote: Laws are like excrement, it is better not to see them being made, nor admire the result.

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1 posted on 10/15/2009 7:20:40 AM PDT by jim byrd
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To: jim byrd

The only time Dems actually endorse a military opinion :-)


2 posted on 10/15/2009 7:32:38 AM PDT by FemmePatriot
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To: jim byrd
Read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and you will learn more than you ever wanted to know about making sausage. And you will gain insight into the law-making process in Washington D.C.


3 posted on 10/15/2009 7:44:15 AM PDT by InterceptPoint
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