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Could this political environment be any stranger than it is? Yesterday I noted that pharmaceutical giant Lilly is being granted legislative perks it didn't even ask for. It turns out that last Friday a Lilly heiress gave $100 million (New York Times) to Poetry Magazine.

"Its a real mind-blower," said the United States' poet laureate, Billy Collins, who was at the dinner. "Poetry has always had the reputation as being the poor little match girl of the arts. Well, the poor little match girl just hit the lottery."

Those who ask for nothing but are favored by the whims of Republican plutocrats receive enormous fortunes, and those of us who ask for simple things (like honest election recounts, protected wilderness areas, parity with Canadian medical coverage, democracy, etc.) get nothing. Worse than nothing.

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