SNIPE: First – let me say that we may need to change our names.
SNIP: Why?
SNIPE: Seems like some search engines on the internet don’t like us. They show contact for some snipping tool that has nothing to do with our posts. Even I had to fight several screens to get here.
SNIP: Do we need to use a legal form to change our names?
SNIPE: I’m investigating possibilities. Meanwhile, let’s talk about a couple of other things. What’s on your mind?
SNIP: I just had a laugh the other day when an elected official said that nowhere in the Constitution did it say it was legal to ban apps from the app store. She was talking about the TicTok ban.
SNIPE: Oh my. Who elects these people?
SNIP: When I finally was able to control my laughing I just shook my head. Does she really believe that the writers of our Constitution should have been able to predict all aspects of 21st century life in the United States.
SNIPE: So many inane comments come from members of the elected bodies (I hate to call them officials) simply want to get their names, voices and faces out there. I see many of them as ego-driven people in search of fame and money. You know, many become very rich by ‘serving’.
SNIP: Oh yes. Just take a look at the so called gifts, often unreported, by all people in all branches of government.
SNIPE: But, back to today’s topic. Obfuscation. Basically it means speaking or writing evasively.
SNIP: I get that feeling whenever I watch one or more of the multitude of congressional hearings on TV.
SNIPE: Yes, that’s what I mean. It must be taught in Politics 101. The chapter head reading: How to Avoid Answering Questions. Subtitle: Avoid responding to a yes or no question through obfuscation.
SNIP: That seems to be what most of the hearings dissolve into, nothing resolved.
SNIPE: Probably one of the biggest reasons this current congress in the most useless body in the history of the United States. I’ll call them that, personal opinion.
SNIP: Maybe that esteemed Senator who faulted the founders for not recognizing the importance of the app store should have obfuscated her opinion.
SNIPE: Let’s leave it at that. So much more to come this election year.
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