— the U.S. Presidential election, which begins traditionally (meaning, in our imaginations only) on Labor Day (meaning, right about now), it might be wise to note this thought from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.:
You know, that, if you had a bent tube, one arm of which was of the size of a pipe-stem, and the other big enough to hold the ocean, water would stand at the same height in one as in the other. Controversy equalizes fools and wise men in the same way — and the fools know it.
We might, of course, in our enlightened age, phrase it a little differently, but it's the thought that counts.
Be careful out there.
And, if it's any help, here's what Bing has to say about fact-checking services on the internet.
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