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It could just be me, but I thought this ironic enough that George Carlin could have worked it... [View all]
into part of a routine. I am no George Carlin, but I was listening to NPR re Greece and the Eurozone financial crisis...one of the commentators said words to the effect:
Eurozone experts fear that Greece, the country credited with being the birthplace of western democracy is turning toward populist government.
Setting aside all the potential baggage of the term "populist", isn't populist government something of an expectation for a democracy that is of, for, and by the people?
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