The House just voted

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Now you know why the bill we're getting is such a POS. It's not the deal making. It's the politician buying. If you didn't before, now you know why Nelson and Lieberman were such huge stumbling blocks for the Dems and why even Baucus picked up on the "it'll kill Grandma" meme.

The only way any of this will change is through public funding of election campaigns. Every single elected official ends up beholden to the special interests which financed his campaign. If he expects to get re-elected he'll need to play ball with those same special interests so they'll support him again.

John

The more things change, the more they remain the same.

This is one reason I like the TEA people. They may be the hoi polloi, the great unwashed, pick your pronoun.

But they ARE the population who is tired of business as usual. Personally, I get a kick out of watching the serfs enforce their will on their masters.

Then again, I'm a serf, and I realize it.

Good , Bad, and the Ugly.

Good is: These assholes need to to know that they are WAY outnumbered.

Bad is: We'll probably wind up with a bunch of assholes who are just as bad, or worse, that the one's we already have.

The Ugly: I'm too old to start over, and I ain't too hep on picking shit with the chickens before I starve to death in my old age.

My synopsis: The Big Boys are even less enthauistic about the collapse of civilization than I am. They just want us to be their serfs...decorating lamp poles ain't their goals.

But I like seven card...sometimes you can buy a hand. Just can't do it ALL of the time. Just gotta back you bluff with a full boat from time to time.

Chas