Best BlogLine of the Week. Worst BlogLine of the Week. - Granite Grok

Best BlogLine of the Week. Worst BlogLine of the Week.

Context:

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.”
– President Barack Obama, Inauguration, 1/20/09

Let’s start with the worst:

Gov’t $15.6T in Debt Funds 16 Programs to Teach Citizens ‘Financial Literacy

This headline is actually good – pointing out the fallacy that a government in such dire financial straits is actually capable of teaching others something it is not.  The fact that such a headline (from CNSNews) can be written is the real bad thing.

 

The best line is akin to this – from Instapundit, a tremendous skewering of the main underpinning of Progressivism: government is ALWAYS competent:

If the Federal Government can’t stop the President’s bodyguards from drinking and whoring, what can we trust it to do?

As Glen says “indeed!”.  A very important function for the Government to do – protect the President (and other V.I.P.s).  Letting prostitutes into a room where the security plans for the President’s visit is not “competency” – “but whether it works“.

Hmmm. Upon reflection, they are both good at pointing out the bad.  That, is bad.  And this Progressive President isn’t working either.

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