The guy in front must have left part of his uniform at home, failing to keep up the matching shirt-tie combination.

This link. Please ignore the headline's snarkiness, and read the item since they don't stay online very long, at Strib.

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Sakry of ABC Newspapers reports the dog-pony event, here. What a yawner. Not Sakry's report. The event. The report accords it due attention. Indeed, too much attention.

Ben Dover, the Ramsey taxpayer

How much did it cost? Who exactly are fiscal conservatives against wasteful practices and activities by public officials? I see two photos, Strib and ABC, and both show politicians acting huffy and as if important people. The train stops, disembarking happens because somebody puts a ramp in place, it looks as if a Ramsey cop was detailed to stand around, the entire thing stinks of waste of time and unneeded expense. A dog-pony show, bought by you. "For you," some might tell you.

My question, don't these people have real things to do with their time? Instead of organizing a parade, or the functional equivalent. What will the next tax bills say? More to pay, for dog-pony stuff? You have to wonder.

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Excuse me, but I just realized I neglected to use the words "pompous" and "theatrical," by being so cognizant of the word "waste."

A pompous dog, a theatrical pony.

THE BIG QUESTION: Which governmental entity paid how much for this sad and sorry piece of bad theater?

What was the bill for all that? Who paid it?

Indirectly or directly, Ben Dover paid a big share I expect. But who else? How much? How many taxing authorities was this sad dog-pony show distributed over - given how many you see each taking a bite when tax bills arrive, bet on it being an aggregate get-together and not any one's special event.

This bothers me greatly. It was wholly unnecessary, but a bunch of pompous politicians wanted to put on their suits and toot their own horns. Give me a break, please.

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An image. Not entirely certain why I put it here - more gut feeling than thought.