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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Also, we vote to give ourselves a raise and another week of vacation


The European Two-Wheeled Retailers Association has developed a bicycle just for public officials, and yesterday the trade group presented one to the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering.


“The European Parliament is very committed to the environment. Initiatives like the electric bicycle will contribute to making transport more sustainable”, said Hans-Gert Pöttering while sitting on the Velo-city bike.


Huh? Electric bike? People of different nationalities have strange and unique customs.

But their government officials are exactly the same -- always talking breakaway while softpedaling in the rear.

Actually, though, if these cheater bikes get more octogenarian poet-kings to the forum, we'll cut 'em some slack.

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