I'm surprised that Tepperman and Gesser don't want GWB going after five-gallon pails, aluminum stepladders and raw hot dogs- in that order. Oh, the beauts ready to pluck:
After all, it is only within the borders of the US that the government can realistically corner the market on force. And the need for such a monopoly has never been greater than today...
Now that tells me a great deal about this pop socio-political Penn and Teller... probably more than they'd care to acknowledge. These deep thinkers don't just "expand parallels," they mix 'em from scratch, bend them, and then inflate them to match their overweening egos.
I suppose saying that plastic buckets are the domestic equivalent of chemical weapons wouldn't get the nincompoops all lathered up, but at least it would be more entertaining.