When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there

When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there.

And they who, when reminded of the communications of their Lord, do not fall down thereat deaf and blind.

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

When they were all tired of blind-man's buff, there was a great game at snap-dragon, and when fingers enough were burned with that, and all the raisins were gone, they sat down by the huge fire of blazing lags to a substantial supper, and a mighty bowl of wassail, something smaller than an ordinary wash-house copper, in which the hot apples were hissing and bubbling with a rich look, and a jolly sound, that were perfectly irresistible.

There are frauds and con men all over the place, we just don't tend to hear about them. But when it happens in Washington and it happens in the middle of the media, the media get interested in it and so you hear about it. I think that's kind of what's going on.