by Jack Stapleton, Jr.


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by Jack Stapleton, Jr.

*Steve Fossett, the corporate adventurer, finally made it around the world in a balloon, thus becoming this year’s first business tycoon not to announce accounting discrepancies.

*George W. Bush claims his decision to support school vouchers is as great as the one outlawing segregation — and providing he can rustle up similar views in Congress.

*Security screeners failed to detect nearly one-fourth of fake guns and bombs at 32 major airports which would be okay if terrorists agree to show up only three-fourths of the time.

*It seems the only way American corporations can cut the mustard these days is with defense contracts, use of slave labor and outside accountants who know how to wink a lot.

*You’re an old-timer if you tell everyone you meet that the recent postage-rate increase is identical to the total cost of a first class stamp what seems like a few years ago.

*New York City smokers must now pay $7.50 for a pack of cigarettes, which makes cigarettes considerably more expensive than the latest Columbian dope on sale there.

*Gov. Bob Holden says a new law makes it possible to deal with terrorists but only if they’re not Republicans.