Monday, July 21, 2008

Politicians and poker

Politicians would make lousy poker players, but they can be read with the same queues. In poker, you can generally make the assumption that someone who acts strong is bluffing and somebody who acts weak has the nuts. Pay close attention to the lip service coming from various government officials. Here are some typical tells that something is really, really bad.

Our blank is fundmentally sound.
Our blank is fundamentally strong.
The foundation of our blank is good.

Never before has so many reassurances from men of so little character made me so queasy.

No comments: