Fairness, Idealism and Other Atrocities

?All politics stink. Even democracy stinks.?Imagine deciding the dinner menu by family secret ballot. I've got three kids and three dogs in my family. We'd be eating Froot Loops and rotten meat.?But the problem isn't politicians -- it's politics. Politics won't allow for the truth. And we can't blame the politicians for that.? P.J. O?Rourke's great commencement advice for youngsters.