[extropy-chat] now here is craftiness...

[Paul carbone]

>From: Trend Ologist <trendologist at yahoo.co.uk>
>Now, it's not illegal, there is no law against
>nepotism. But geez Louise, what more evidence do we
>need that the Bush family are pushing to the limit our
>tacit tolerance of nepotism? More importantly: what
>more evidence do we need that many Bush family
>members, perhaps virtually the entire family, are
>power-addicts?
>

I shall take it then, that the Kennedy family similarly infuriates or 
infuriated you. I can't say that I care much about actual or perceived 
nepotism in a democracy, and given the electoral durability of, again, the 
Kennedy name, the public doesn't care much either, and that's what matters, 
for better or worse. So they may push your "tacit tolerance" but they have a 
long way to go to really bother Mr. and Ms. American voter with it.

--Paul