This week's winner is Nick Clegg for this as reported in The Guardian:
"No shit, Sherlock"
“I need to say this – you shouldn’t trust any government, actually including this one. You should not trust government – full stop. The natural inclination of government is to hoard power and information; to accrue power to itself in the name of the public good.”"The natural inclination of government is to... accrue power to itself in the name of the public good"
"No shit, Sherlock"
Well at least he's honest enough to admit it, and judging from his tone, sees it as a problem. He's no Ronald Reagan, but one has to give credit where it's due.
ReplyDeleteAlso typical of politicians in that they only tell you what you already know, and then usually a long while after you've found it out for yourself!
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