Crooks and Liars, Wackos and Cheats

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from the Time Goes By blog These days, Crabby Old Lady feels like Diogenes roaming not Athens, but the internet looking for an honest man among political leaders, public officials, business executives, celebrity role models and the media itself. Hardly a day goes by when Crabby is not greeted in the morning with news of another egregious transgression. If it's not outright crime, then it is lies, deceit, hypocrisy and fraud. And that doesn't count the demented. (Birthers, anyone?) August is traditionally the season for crackpots. “The dog days,” it's been called. Well, not this year. The deadly serious battle over health care reform is just getting underway. It's not pretty, with town hall meetings becoming violent, and Crabby doesn't expect it to get any better over the next few weeks. Read More