No Fool Like An Old, Privileged Fool

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You may not be able to afford to gas your car up for work this week, but Poppy Bush could afford to fly around in a plane for three hours today to do a parachute-jump that eclipsed all other news, like the mess we're continuing to make in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Oh, yes, and we paid for his protective services while he did this. Doesn't matter that the Bushes - like the Reagans - are filthy rich and could afford to pay for all this and more themselves. In fact, they can afford to buy and sell all of us, and often do.

So next time you find yourself saying, "What a big contribution these presidents make", think again.