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Originally Posted by Eric
You have a good point here, bud. Perhaps what you need (and I'm not lecturing on something which is really none of my business; just offering a suggestion) is an independent public enquiry, led by someone whose honesty is beyond question. Something along the lines of the Gomery Inquiry into the Federal Sponsorship Scandal, involving some $250 millions of taxpayers' money. Such inquiries keep govts. a little more honest ... if politicians know they are being watched, they tend to behave a little better. And if "I was only joking" is allowed as an excuse for outrageous statements and questionable behaviours, then perhaps we should reassess the nature of political humour, and its role in public statement.
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Someone whose honesty is beyond question, quite a difficult task finding one of those Eric
