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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Thought for the Day

Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force:  "There are three kinds of lies:  lies, damned lies, and statistics."

~ Mark Twain

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:29:17 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
If it weren't for invented statistics, how would we know whether one candidate or another is "tough on crime"?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:52:17 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
I read the first line and thought that John McCain was speaking.
grumps
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