DON'T KNOW WHO BUT THEY KNOW HOW
I have no idea who wrote this but they sure do understand Washington via Chicago politics: Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials,... Sign in to see full entry.