Today Senator Arlen Spector became the 13th U.S. senator to defect from his party since direct senatorial election began in 1913, also likely handing the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority. Though nothing may be done at this point to save the seat, we can ask how appropriate it is for an elected official to switch sides […]
Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
– Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
[Author’s note: below is a short story attempting to answer Douglas Adams’ question. I’d like readers to ponder whether Adams’ question […]
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