Hoist with his own petard . . .

. . . or hypocrites in high places. New York's erstwhile John Profumo, Eliot Spitzer, has been named in a federal prostition investigation. What makes this so ironic is Spitzer's relentless prosecution and relentless pursuit of those offenders participating in the very "activity" he so fervently embraced on the side.

Seems Spitzer was dipping his wick in the same swamp he was trying to drain.

For 'tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petard; and 't shall go hard . . .

- Shakespeare: Hamlet, act III, scene 4

The quote usually stops at the semicolon, but I just could not cut the last phrase. I just couldn't.

The difference between Democrats and Republicans . . .

A Republican comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill the barber replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from you; I'm doing community service this week." The Republican is very happy and leaves the shop. The next morning when the barber goes to open, there is a thank you card and a dozen different books such as "How to Improve YourBusiness" and "Becoming More Successful."

Then a Democrat comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from you; I'm doing community service this week." The Democrat is very happy and leaves the shop. The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen Democrats lined up waiting for a free haircut.

Unfair? Maybe, maybe not. More to come.