PJ O'Rourke once said "Giving money and power to Congress is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenaged boys."
In that spirit, I think as a species we've been treating the planet like our parents are out of town and the house is party central. But some of us are learning and maturing.
I have hope that as a species we can clean up our act before Mom gets home and finds us with a hangover and all the dishes broken.
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Date: 2008-09-10 05:15 pm (UTC)In that spirit, I think as a species we've been treating the planet like our parents are out of town and the house is party central. But some of us are learning and maturing.
I have hope that as a species we can clean up our act before Mom gets home and finds us with a hangover and all the dishes broken.
The first reports say, so far so good.
*crosses fingers*