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I can't help myself, I've got to throw my hat into the rings. I read an article about a parent who was feeling lucky so she left her baby in the car while she went in and gambled at the casino. This reminds me of our government.

I can't help myself, I've got to throw my hat into the rings. I read an article about a parent who was feeling lucky so she left her baby in the car while she went in and gambled at the casino. This reminds me of our government. They're throwing a lot of money into an Olympic party hoping that there will be a big lucky tourist windfall. Unfortunately, the real losers are communities and students as the money needed for the big party is coming from them. Two writers I respect, Paul Willcocks and Jim Swanson, both reluctantly have suggested that we're paying for the Olympics, so we might as well enjoy the ride. I can't do that. To misquote Richard Brautigan, a poet, "my government is so mean spirited they'd sell a rat's anus to a blind man as a wedding ring." I won't be joining the party.

Ian King

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