From near the end of the movie Sahara:

Dirk: Hey, Al?

Al: Yeah.

Dirk: What would you do if you were about to be exposed as the worst polluter of modern times?

Al: I dunno. Run for President?

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I mean, how did Obama win? He promised, then gave, the biggest welfare state ever. We recipients like it now, but when it collapses, things will be worse than a toxic waste plant meltdown. Just a little nudge more, and Chicago will look like Detroit.