Monday, February 15, 2010

President Obama and Sgt Schultz

There was a character on the popular TV program Hogan's Heroes
named Sgt Schultz. He was famous for "I know nothing!"
President Obama is claiming to be "agnostic" about new taxes on
the middle class. This is a curious use of the word. It comes from
two Greek words, "a" and "gnosis". The first is a negative of what
follows and means "without". The second means "to know" or "to
understand". Together they mean "without knowledge or
understanding." In other words "I know nothing!" about new taxes
on the middle class.
It will be interesting to see if the President signs a bill for new
taxes on the middle class while still claiming to be agnostic! The
dilemma is that he promised not to raise taxes on the middle class!
What would Joe Wilson have to say about that?

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