I found it highly amusing to read this week that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear was reportedly trying to “breathe life” into a proposal that would see race tracks in the state introduce video slot machines. This Beshear is the same guy who was screaming the evils of online gambling from the rooftops only last year and even had the chutzpah to seize the domain names of no less than 140 online gambling sites. He almost got away with it before he was overruled by a higher court. Not one to give up, and certainly impassive to taxpayers money, Beshear took the case to the State Supreme Court, where a ruling is pending. So what gives? Why is Beshear suddenly singing praises to the introduction of video slot machines in the state? Could it be that the good man’s moral judgment has been blinded by the $780 million in revenue that Kentucky will see by legalizing video slots?
So, in the spirit of selling one’s soul (and so forth) to the highest bidder, I’ll end off with a funny one I heard this week: “A man comes home to find his wife packing her bags. “Where are you going?” demands the surprised husband. “To Las Vegas! I found out that there are men that will pay me $500 to do what I do for you for free!” The man pondered that thought for a moment, and then began packing HIS bags. “What do you think you are doing?” she screamed. “I’m going to Las Vegas with you… I want to see how you’re going to live on $1000 a year!””
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