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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (mcewan )
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Subject: Re: Re: Ronnie, Ronnie, he's our man... - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 26-Feb-84 22:26:37 EST
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uiucdcs!mcewan    Feb 26 14:31:00 1984

							... Citing the
	deficit (for which the height of Congress is to blame), like citing
	the stock market, is a sure sign of economic illiteracy.
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    I'm at a loss as to what "the height of Congress" is supposed to convey.
/* ---------- */

"the height of Congress" obviously refers to the fact that the Capitol
building is the second tallest structure in Washington (as I'm sure
everyone knows, the Washington Monument is the tallest, and by law
no one can build anything in the city taller than the Capitol). I
believe that the person who posted the original article was saying
that if the Capitol were taller than the Washington Monument, the
deficit would disappear.

			The opinions expressed are my own and not
			necessarily those of any sane person.

			Scott McEwan
			pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan