it's fun to watch rothman sputter
when his dale-carnegie doubletalk
isn't working in a certain situation...

it's even more funny when he tries to
pull it back from the edge, by finding
"something that everyone can agree on",
and engages in another dose of doubletalk.

yes, david, we all agree that the government
is bad when it extends copyright and tries to
keep all of those shady dealings out of sight...

and, by the way, isn't this the same government
your "teleread" proposal wants to put in charge?

michael hart didn't seek a grant to pay for the
digitization of books under project gutenberg,
or try to suck at the money teat of big business.

hart went directly to the people.  smart choice.

-bowerbird