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Kudos sir on a fine editorial . But sadly I feel all we can do here is vent our frustration with those (I think) we've chosen to be our leaders . I hear folks call our ruling pol/lawyers , "Idiots , stupid dummies and incompetent knuckleheads !" And I can't help but think that they are anything but stupid to say the very least . Because the last time I checked, most of these politicians are making a heck of a lot more money than I am or for that matter , any of those yelling those insults at our leadership. I feel you hit the nail on the head Sir , with saying their "Blinded by a presumption of their own gravitas and superiority ." On that point sir , You are very correct and they don't even have this veil lifted when they get their fingers caught in the cookie jar and finally go to prison . All we've got to do to get to the bottom of this debacle and ALL the other ones to boot , is to follow the money trail . We can cry about all the short comings of our leadership ( at least for the tax payers anyway, the pol/lawyers love it !) ,or we can push for things which just may bring some accountability to the political pillaging which passes for Govt. here in Lil Rhody . Firstly REAL ETHICS to stop the rampant conflicts of interest and nepotism practiced by our politicians . Second , Term limits to keep said politicians from getting entrenched enough to take advantage of their offices or to make illegal practices , legal . Third would be a real form of a system of accountability NOT set up by the politicians . And as for selling Rhode Island , we need to spend the amount of money being wasted on this scam like we need a few more potholes . I won't go into all the talent here in the state that could do far more for far less . As I do not feel getting a great state slogan was ever a consideration in this scheme . Or for that matter , what "kind" of product came of it just as long as certain people got their "cut " of the proceeds . And that part right there folks is the real brilliance behind the scenes of sadly all to many of our pol/lawyers running this state . As far as advertising goes , all to many in that line feel any publicity is good publicity, you throw enough crap at a wall and something will eventually stick . An from a taxpayers view if your not spending to much this is just an irritant that will soon pass and indeed , I think the powers that be thought that 's what would happen again in this case BUT . In light of this administrations proposed fee's and toll's to maintain our already very over priced yet still decaying infrastructures , it was a step to far for the taxpayers to bear . As far as advertising goes there are Co.'s in advertising making alot of money on projects very similar to this "Warmer Cooler" deal where the advertiser is paid by "hits" or the amount of people possibly to be subjected to whatever it is being advertised . It does not matter weather the public like or dislike the product or if most folks are even offended by the means advertisers use to advertise. Just that the public noticed the advertisement in any way at all is all that's important . This whole episode begs one question , did the advertiser in question get paid ? And if so , will the advertiser have to give that money back for an unsatisfactory product ? Hmmmm.