The best lines I read today

Nonethless, even before investigating carefully, you can be confident that the politicians are up to no good. After all, has it EVER happened that politicians required the recitation of something uncontroversial and of unquestionable educational value, say the laws of thermodynamics? Of course not.

That's from Bill Poser - one of the diligent folks over at the superb Language Log - writing on the Vandemataram hullabaloo. More wisdom from GreatBong on the same issue.