Common Sense, R.I.P.

Adventures in bureaucracy at the Nixon Library

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

HERE’S ANOTHER item for the bulging file we’ve labeled The Death of Common Sense. It comes from the Nixon Library at Yorba Linda, Calif. That presidential museum had to wait for years before it became a public-supported institution.

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This article was published November 6, 2009 at 6:38 a.m.

Editorial, Pages 22 on 11/06/2009

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marvincampbell_ca.rr.com says...

"Does everything now have to be spelled out to the American public lest one visitor to a presidential museum take offense at a particular exhibit?"
Yes, for the same reason that peanuts have been banned from my kid's school. A food allergy that affects a miniscule portion of the population must force the masses to eschew this lowly yet tasty nut.
We must all be spoon-fed from now on...

November 6, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

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