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A Big, Fat Political Mistake

Brian H Wrote: Nov 02, 2009 2:33 AM

Robert, you might like to reconsider using that "kill the lawyers" quote. It's uttered by a low-life anarchist who wants to make sure he's never held to account for his past (or present). Not that that's what most lawyers do these days -- mostly it's the opposite: making sure no one is inconvenienced by convictions or punishments.

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A Big, Fat Political Mistake

I have seen the future of American politics, and it is big. Big and fat.

You can get a glimpse of it in the New Jersey governor's race, which pits the slim, distance-running, Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine against Republican Chris Christie, who is built for comfort, not for speed. Corzine ran a TV ad accusing the challenger of "throwing his weight around" to beat traffic tickets, accompanied by footage that did not attempt to conceal Christie's bulk.