06 February 2012   Now I'm sure that Queen Elizabeth II is a
nice woman, maybe even an accomplished diplomat from time to
time, but I can't bring myself to celebrate a feudal institution
that supposes that some people are born better than others and
have a right to amass wealth and power at the expense of others.
Okay, a little less power since the signing of the Magna Carta,
but apparently wealth in great abundance.  So let E2 celebrate
her 60 years on the throne, but don't expect me to join in, or
to be very happy about the various expenses that our federal
government will incur in the name of this occasion, while
cutting things that are much more important to the citizenry.
Oh, and I would warn you against reading the eighth definition
of Jubilee in the urban dictionary: it yields a result similar
to googling Santorum. (Since you are now driven to do that, here
is the link…but don't say I didn't warn you.)   Greer said...
You think YOU'RE having expenses? You should see how we pay and
pay and pay in Brit