We have been throwing idiot cousins at the war on poverty, at discrimination and at overeating. And now we're poorer, more bigoted and fatter than we used to be.
The first and foremost purpose of government is to create government jobs. Going back to the early days of American history a time-honored tradition of newly elected politicians was to obtain positions for their friends, their nephews and assorted cousins. In those more innocent times appointing someone an inspector of something was a cordial way of repaying a favor. But the problem with inspectors is that they inspect things.
