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Most people still understand what I mean. Joel Send a noteboard - 29/03/2010 01:16:35 PM
it's amazing what they can do these days ;)

I thought of that when I wrote it though, knowing you would see it. I can't help wondering how often heroic and costly measures are applied to broken legged horses that HAVEN'T won million dollar purses.

Still, from what I've seen, Republican reforms of government programs have a nasty habit of throwing out the baby with the bathwater (if you prefer that metaphor. )
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