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Default Today's laugh...

On Feb 4, 12:02*pm, HK wrote:
...courtesy of some corporate puke being interviewed on CNN about the
president's proposal to limit executive pay in companies that received
bail-out funds to no more than $500,000.

"We're not going to get the best and brightest to work in corporations
anymore."

A. As if they did, and,

B. If they were the best and brightest, how come the companies they work
for collapsed?


At one time Tipp O'Neal was quoted when people were upset about
congress voting themselves a pay raise:

"Sure we know that times are tough out there, but times are tough in
here, too. And you would think that the American public would want us
to have our pay raise so that they could have a more efficient
government...."