Politicians' Time Is Not Much More Important Than Ours | Gene Healy | Cato Institute: Commentary

Politicians' Time Is Not Much More Important Than Ours | Gene Healy | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Asked last week whether she would submit to a Transportation Security Administration pat-down, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton snorted: 'Not if I could avoid it, ha, ha, ha! ... Who would?'

As a Cabinet secretary, she can avoid it, as can top congressional leaders. Membership has its privileges."

"In 2006, the Secret Service insisted that the Virginia Department of Transportation shut down all HOV lanes on Interstate 395 for six hours so President Bush could get to a fundraiser"