Noble agriculturalists

Unlike Paul Harvey, when I think of farmers I think of the public-spirited growers of tomatoes, using their friends - how much did that cost? - in the government to raise their prices and, yes, the morally superior sugar farmers who do the same.

Of course, Chrysler, which makes the Ram trucks featured in the Paul Harvey super bowl ad, itself counts government assistance as a recurring and important part of its business plan. Birds of a feather ...