Interesting view on Lord of the Rings

[Occhidiangela]

Yep, you'll feel pretty stupid when you next use a $10 bill...

cuz it's Alexander Hamilton!!

Yes, the founding father who wished to see a strong central government, with a strong executive. Contrast this to Jefferson ($2.05), who was afraid that an exec would wield too much power.

Now we see that Alex got his wish, and now we see that it was Tom who had it right. The Dark Lord rules behind the throne. The little man who gives the speeches is the Mouth of Karl.

But be careful! If you criticize the king, er, executive, you'll be labeled as treasonous, I mean, unpatriotic, and will be hanged, er, belittled.

-V
Dishwasher
The Forsaken Inn
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AH wasn't as dumb as he looked during that duel with Aaron Burr. :blink:

Jefferson wasn't all right, although it took Andrew Jackson's (AJ's) populism to bring that to the political fore.

Jefferson was also, in some matters, a complete idiot.

The man who wanted to expand his nation's borders and rule/influence a continent could not be bothered to construct a Navy, although he sent such as he inherited off to kick some butt on the Shores of Tripoli. In maritime matters, he chose to pursue "floating gun platforms" as a cost effective method of maritime defense. You get what you pay for. He did not GET that in maritime matters, the battle of the first salvo is decisive, and little boats on the Potomac were merely target practice for even a sloop. More with less tends to get you less . . .

Occhi