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Dick Armey Toes the Redmond Line

Friday, 07 April 2000


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So some idiot keeps subscribing my 4-year old email address to mailing lists, over 100 at last count. I'm not sure what I've done to piss this wanker off, but I guess that's the price one pays for being opinionated. At any rate, the latest list he or she subscribed me to is the announcement list for that great legislative genius, Dick Armey.

I should probably thank this unknown mailing list harasser because while unsubscribing myself from Army's list, I discovered that, of course, he's a big supporter of Microsoft's, and he touts the Redmond line like the faithful lap dog that he is:

Microsoft is right to appeal this ruling. The government's case stands on the shifting sands of a rapidly changing marketplace. Their premise is quickly becoming antiquated. Dwelling on the past only prevents the development of new technologies that bring benefits to consumers.

And don't even get me started on Armey's defense of the ban on partial birth abortions.


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