THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER: Two Different Versions…Two Different Morals: OLD VERSION: The ant workshard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopperthinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant … Read More
Aug 172011
the political flow chart When top level guys look down, they see only s***heads; When bottom level guys look up, they see only a**holes. Never seen a Flow Chart described so clearly. Goodizen.com
UPDATED via Hasyim Widhiarto, The Jakarta Post The recently unveiled barrage of graft cases involving legislator Muhammad Nazaruddin, the former treasurer of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party, has added a chapter to the history of deep-rooted corruption at the House of Representatives. The Jakarta Post’s Hasyim Widhiarto explores political parties’ shadowy fund-raising methods. Amid the scandal … Read More
Judging from enthusiasm, we imagine it must be really rewarding to be a Congressman … financially speaking. Barely a day in, the race to replace David Wu in 1st District is packed The race to finish out David Wu’s last term as Oregon’s 1st District representative is barely a day old, but it’s already crowded. Rob Cornilles On Thursday … Read More
