"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
All for Philip Morris
Submitted by Jeremy H. on Wed, 2007-02-21 17:00
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""Waxman's bill, which has bipartisan support and a good chance of passing now that the Democrats control Congress, shows that politicians are happy to help big corporations hobble their competitors, as long as they can claim to be acting in the interests of consumers." Hey, I thought this guy was in the pocket of Big Tobacco?"
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