"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Beyond Stupid

Megan McArdle writes:

Apparently, Chuck Grassley is very, very concerned with the immigration status of Tim Geithner's former household employees. Because what matters is not the quality of the economists dealing with the biggest financial crisis in 80 years--it's making sure Mexicans don't clean their floors without the right permit.


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