Re: Time to check for flying pigs...
Personal views aside, it IS a very common exercise for politicians and media to focus the plebe's attention on trivial matters and away from serious problems in order to avoid civil unrest while doing nothing of importance.
Come election time you can pretend you did, err, "things", while the controversial issues are left for the next w*nkers to deal with if they feel like it. Sad, but sadly true in most places.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
