As I filled my gas tank with pricey ethanol-free gasoline, my liberal friend commented, "Oil companies are evil profit mongers and Isaac has put them in their place!! Their record profits will definitely take a hit, YAY!! And those corporate subsidies, well, take Isaac you illegitimate end-products!!" I bit my tongue, and the conversation shifted to another (non-political) topic in what had to be record time. Thus is succoring the enemy sometimes a way to make peace. One must always pick one's battles, as the wonderful proverb "For Want of a Nail*" has always taught us. If you need a reminder, here it is: "For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail." Let petty rhetoric....
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