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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:00 AM

Nepotistic succession in the political class

A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?

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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 04:41 PM

    Talk About A Situation Resolving Itself

    sysprog writes: "And the Democratic Party's platform plank on gun control? Basically that they'd go as far as President Bush would, and as far as the gun owners want, but that's all."

    totallyblase's response: Probably not assault weapons, but what the heck. This stuff just can't be made up.

    There has to be a punch line here somewhere . . .

    From the L.A. Times:

    Two Gunmen Kill Each Other In A Shootout At Toys R Us In Palm Desert

    "Riverside County sheriff's officials declined to release the names of the dead men, whose bodies were found near the front of the store. Police retrieved handguns on the floor near both of them.

    "These guys ran into each other, they squared off against each other, they killed each other," said Sheriff's Capt. Daniel Wilham. "

    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-toystoreshooting29-2008nov29,0,5989270.story

    I dunno, gawd moves in mysterious ways -- no innocents were gunned down.

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