Annals of political spin. Several local counties voted on a ballot measure yesterday; at issue was a penny increase in the sales tax to increase funds to local governments (ok, there was more to it than that, but that's the essence). It went down in flames, and one of its strong proponents offered this zen-like bit of optimism:

“It’s one of those cases where the glass wasn’t half-full or half-empty, it was the wrong size,” Kelley said.

Or maybe it was the wrong color. Or it was a pickle jar, not a glass. Or maybe it was an old shoe, missing its lace and lying on its side.

Posted by David Fleck at 11 July 2007 06:53 AM