Wave Maker

...is the title of one of my favorite Frank Zappa compositions. It makes fun of things that are made cheaply, shoddily --such as a low-grade Japanese horror film (where "you can see the little strings dangling down").

Here's a good example of cheapniss, too -- Tom Reilly demanding that all of the gubernatorial candidates release their tax returns, saying "what do they have to hide?"

Hey Tom, if you're so interested in disclosure, why are you okay with hiding the findings of Bechtel's Big Dig errors from the public?

I've always been angered by this cheap political stunt -- suggesting that everyone in the world is entitled to know all about a candidate's personal finances. What a bunch of crap. There's only one genuine answer to the question, "what do you have to hide?"

That answer is "it's none of your business." Because it isn't.

(Cross-posted at New England Republican.