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William of Ockham’s famous razor has corroded from its lack of use by the media who, as Orwell said (paraphrasing), have to go to great lengths to see what is plain as day right in front of them. A perfect example is all the contortions the media whores go through to explain why Nancy Pelosi decided to back the telecom amnesty bill. For those who really want to know, here you go (as usual, the boldface is my doing):
SF GATE (June 26, 2004)
Pelosi, who is married to investor Paul Pelosi, has amassed a large portfolio of jointly owned real estate, including three properties in the Napa Valley. They sold an 8-acre vineyard on Skellenger Lane in Rutherford last year for $1 million to $5 million, according to her disclosure form.Paul Pelosi’s holdings include a four-story commercial building on Belden Place in San Francisco, a retail and office building on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in San Anselmo and an ownership stake in the Auberge du Soleil resort in Napa Valley valued at $1 million to $5 million. He also has millions of dollars of shares in publicly traded companies such as Microsoft, Amazon. com and AT&T.<,blockquote>
