Found at, and borrowed from, A Nod to the Gods:
That just about says it all, doesn’t it?
Peter
Politics 101
The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Makes sense to me.
I told my son, "You will wed the woman I choose for you."
"You've been drinking sidecars again, haven't you? Haven't you?"
"Well…"
"I knew it, I just knew it. How many times have you been told to stay away from the brandy? That and the Cointreau."
"Ah, well, you see – "
"Yes, I do see. I see you're calling me up at 6:00 PM EST, which in your deranged mind is happy hour, and you start getting maudlin and calling me son. I'm not your son. I'm your ex's daughter. The one who isn't speaking to you? That one. Now lay off the sidecars and belt down a martini or two. Get yourself straightened out."
And that's how politics works for me.
Awesome
Butt-f*****s, ALL OF THEM!
Keep in mind this is one of the norms of societies that consider themselves to be bastions of morality, virtues, innovation, creativity, and "respect for individual freedom".