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18 June 2005

From Machiavelli



"A NEW prince will never disarm his subjects, but will rather arm them, at least in part. For thus they become his partisans, whereas without them he must depend on mercenaries.

But a prince who adds a new state to his old possessions should disarm its inhabitants, relying on the soldiers of his own ancient dominions. Some have fostered feuds among their new subjects in order to keep them weak, but such a policy rarely proves useful in the end. The prince who acquires a new state will gain more strength by winning over and trusting those who were at first opposed to him than by relying on those who were at first his friends."


Um. Sound like anyone we know?

I know I'm kind of harsh on the White House Occupant, but just look at the man!

In related news, Bill Frist turns out to be as ethical a doctor as Tom DeLay is a statesman. Frist, if you recall, diagnosed Terri Shiavo as having a chance of recovery, based on her alleged recognition of her parents, as helpfully shown in video tapes provided by said parents.

Terri Schiavo's autopsy has shown this week that she had been completely blind for approximately fifteen years--since the day of her injury. Her brain had shrunk from the normal size (in humans--politicians may be exempt) to approximately 480 cubic centimetres. Hold your hands out, cupped and side-by-side as though someone was going to pour sand into them. Now try to cup them to the sides of your head. That's how little she had to go on.

Will the revelation that Terri Schiavo never had a chance prompt some sort of apology from the opportunistic monkeys who clambered onto the bandwagon once they heard the whirr of TV cameras?

Don't hold your breath. You could enter a persistent vegetative state and have Bill Frist diagnose you by videotape.

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