Archive for November, 2008

I heard a political ad on the radio this morning that was touting the efforts of a particular state senator’s efforts to protect the people from “child sex predators.”  I was unaware that there were different categories of child predator, necessitating the distinction.  Perhaps part of our financial crisis is due to child lending predators, running amok giving small children irresponsible loans?  Or maybe they just didn’t want us to confuse them with literal child predators, like lions or an out-of-control hippo.  And frankly, that’s a shame, because I don’t want a state legislator that More >