Reply #29: The thing I learned from the real world is that if you don't play ball,

[Cary]

you don't get anywhere and you don't get anything done. You can call that selling out or you can call it reality. I have nothing against Dennis Kucinich but he isn't going anywhere and he didn't get where he is today without doing a few things that one might call "selling out."

One of the former partners of my law firm was a one term State Senator. He had a lot of money and he couldn't be bought. He was only a one term Senator even though he could have easily won reelection. He had had enough.

You cannot become a Senator without having a lot of money. For one thing how do you support yourself while running? For another thing there isn't even a lot of money in it if you win. Sure, there's power and there are perks but I really don't know why anyone would subject themselves to the nonsense.