Monday, April 30, 2012

How about some perspective

Is it me, or are today's politicians and media people more prone to exaggeration than they used to be some two decades ago or so? My favorite recent example: the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), called the misconduct of Secret Service agents in Cartagena, Colombia "the worst moment in the history of the Secret Service."

Seriously? If I remember correctly, there was once a crew of Secret Service agents who allowed the President to be shot dead on their watch. I really don't think that has been topped yet. 

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