[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Dan Duncan]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> > I was
> > really hoping the VA laptop would give Congress a kick in the ass about
> > punishing this sort of stupidity given the number of veterans in Congress
> > but I don't think it's going to happen.
>
> You mean military veterans?

Yes, military veterans.  Congress has scads of them and the laptop contained
their data.

> Are you sure they aren't just retired brass, and not all that clueful?

They're Congress.  By definition they aren't clueful, but since it was
their ox being gored I had some hope they'd actually do SOMETHING about it.

> I've got mixed feelings about ex-military personnel in politics and
> business.


> I've seen a lot of them in business, and they are often horrible
> business leaders.

Theoretically they would fall out of it.  Realistically, of course, they
probably get promoted.

-DanD

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