scottheisel Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 To be fair, these people (and all politicians in this country, really) are just reading from the script given to them by their major donors/overlords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 To be fair, these people (and all politicians in this country, really) are just reading from the script given to them by their major donors/overlords. I think that's a bit of an overstatement and in some ways doesn't matter. If, for example, Rep X takes money from pro-environmental agencies and spurns coal I say, good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Until the "clean coal" or whatever lobby comes in and gives them more money, and they renege their previous statements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Until the "clean coal" or whatever lobby comes in and gives them more money, and they renege their previous statements. Then you vote them out of office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Until the "clean coal" or whatever lobby comes in and gives them more money, and they renege their previous statements. Then you vote them out of office. And the cycle begins again with Rep Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Then you vote them out of office. And the cycle begins again with Rep Y. Okay, so go curl up in a ball in the corner of your house and never come out because the big bad world can't be made better. However, that's also why term limits are a necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxamaphone Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 And the cycle begins again with Rep Y. Okay, so go curl up in a ball in the corner of your house and never come out because the big bad world can't be made better. However, that's also why term limits are a necessity. Well, I never said that things can't be changed for the better. I'm just pointing out that politicians in general tend to have a history of being easily corrupted. Though you do make a good point about term limits being there for a reason. Let's just agree to disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Sure, my only thought is its easier to be cynical about the stuff and do nothing than it is to be optimistic and try to change things. Senators and Reps desperately need to have term limits to curtail lobbying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Read Obama's Audacity of Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 To be fair, these people (and all politicians in this country, really) are just reading from the script given to them by their major donors/overlords. I don't deny this, but some people choose to consistently get their backing from bigoted religious zealots and rape-endorsing money grubbing corporations, while other representatives choose to rep people without healthcare and environmentally friendly organizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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