It's How You Look At It

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It's not what you say, it's how you say it... or something like that.

Recently I talked about obfuscation. Here's some beauties:

• 2006 is 6th hottest year - tip of the hat to John Ray
  
• Small cars save a lot
• Passing a law means things change
• Statistics prove social problems getting worse

The point is that once something gets repeated often enough it seems to take on a life of its own. As Harry Truman is purported to have said, "If you cannot convince them, confuse them."

Sometimes having a slightly jaundiced eye is good for you.