[purplelobster]

It’s as if the Federal Government is being run by superstitious Medieval Physicians - “have a spoonful of Mercury, apply some maggots overnight, we’ll give you a blood-letting in the morning and you should be feeling as good as new.”

[ExTxMarine]

It’s as if the Federal Government is being run by superstitious Medieval Physicians...

It's almost laughable! When I see this crap, I think of a Marx Brother's/Monty Python movie premise: you are in the hospital listening to the doctor's discuss your medical condition (you have to pee - it occurs naturally (like the climate)).
We think we have a problem.
We think we know what it is.
We think we know how to solve it.
But, we KNOW we need lots and lots of YOUR money and control over YOUR life to fix it!

You start to think you should have used the dirty, nasty, putrid smelling restroom at the gas station across the street!