Ideas enacted as law

How many centuries from cave to river? How many centuries from docks to keys? How many centuries from trade to democracy? How many Presidents keep promises?

The cruel reality, says BusinessWeek, promises are broken:

Here’s one way to figure out how the 2008 election will affect the stock market: Look at the Presidential candidates’ platforms and speeches, and decide whether they would hurt or help particular industries.

Stand on a floor and buy. Stand on a floor and sell. You decide.

Or filibuster.

I learned just now, a filibuster is “An early 17th century term that the English used for a buccaneer in the Caribbean.” The French, the Dutch, also said, “”vrijbuiter” meaning “free looter.” Put that in your pipe!