{"id":13248,"date":"2013-01-22T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2013-01-22T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T22:37:00","slug":"these-two-would-be-better-than-the-fools-we-have-in-washington-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2013\/01\/22\/these-two-would-be-better-than-the-fools-we-have-in-washington-now\/","title":{"rendered":"These two would be better than the fools we have in Washington now\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update: 1\/23\/2013&#8212; Hey these are the fools we have in Washington. \u00a0We pay them to do things for the country and they never get those things done or do it wrong&#8230; What next?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/clip_image001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"clip_image001\" alt=\"clip_image001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/clip_image001_thumb.jpg?resize=149%2C154\" width=\"149\" height=\"154\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<b>MuleTrading<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Curtis &amp; Leroy saw an ad in the Starkville Daily in Starkville, MS. and bought a mule for $100.<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n<b>The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day.<br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>The next morning the farmer drove up and said,&#8221;Sorry, fellows, I have some bad news, the mule died last night.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Curtis &amp; Leroy replied,<\/b><b>&#8220;<\/b><b>Well, then just give us our money back.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n<b>The farmer said,&#8221;Can&#8217;t do that. 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