On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Damien Broderick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thespike@satx.rr.com">thespike@satx.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
At 11:22 AM 4/17/2009 -0700, John Grigg wrote:<br>
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"Give us a king to lead us," (1 Samuel 8:1-22)<br>
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"Give us a king to behead." (me)<br>
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Well, not really. No need to be cruel. Give the guy a small pension if he can't find an honest job, and send him packing.<br><font color="#888888">
</font></blockquote><div><br>Ahh, but the problem is that the king has so many lobbyists in the capital (and so many gold coins to help "persuade" others), that we will never get rid of him! And even worse, if he actually does give up the kingship, he'll fall in with the infamous Wall Street Pirates, or become a CEO of a major chariot manufacturer that regularly demand bailouts...<br>
<br>The job title or century may change, but not the type of person and the effect on society that they and their cronies have...<br><br>John ; ) <br></div></div><br>