[geeks] I just saw...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> 
>> "Vote for me, and I'll buy you a beer at McGinty's Pub after the
>> election - just bring your reciept showing who you voted for."
> 
> This is worse than "Vote for me, and I'll pass laws that take money away
> from the evil rich/poor/etc. and give it to you!"?  The people are
> substantially less corrupt than the government they've managed to elect;
> they're just lazy.

Anyway, I'd rather be bought a beer than given a nebulous promise that 
probably won't be kept anyway.

Peace...  Sridhar