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Amonester

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16. My guess is Smilo was talking about a minority of Dems in Congress

Reply to freshwest (Reply #12)

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 03:37 PM

Feb 2013

who may be sometimes as corrupt as those President Obama is referring to (OTOH, they have to 'fundraise' too...).

I've said it before and I'll say it again: nothing will ever really begin to change for the better, but only get worse, until a real public campaign-funding reform act gets agreed on and passed.

Unfortunately, the reality is, such reform will probably never be proposed, passed, and signed into law.

The corporate stranglehold is like an uncurable cancer.

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KRUGMAN re: GOP: They want a fiscal crisis; they need it; they’re enjoying it. [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

Psst. woo me with science Feb 2013 #1

In Congress it is, because corporate Dems have bought into the business viewpoint. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #2

The trouble is Dems will not Smilo Feb 2013 #3

Obama has stated what's wrong repeatedly, but no one's listening here or anywhere else. freshwest Feb 2013 #12

Where in the main stream news was this? Smilo Feb 2013 #15

It will never be in the mainstream news except in edited soundbyte to serve their owners. freshwest Feb 2013 #18

My guess is Smilo was talking about a minority of Dems in Congress Amonester Feb 2013 #16

The corporate stranglehold is like an uncurable cancer. Smilo Feb 2013 #17

And the cancer is within our neighbors who profit from this. American has more than one society. freshwest Feb 2013 #19

While that society does form a clear majority of American citizens, the minority Amonester Feb 2013 #20

All part of the plan Bandit Feb 2013 #4

And public schools, starting at least with Reag... pangaia Feb 2013 #6

So what can we do about it? drm604 Feb 2013 #5

not much, short term 0rganism Feb 2013 #7

Tearing down is easy. It's the rebuilding that's hard. Bake Feb 2013 #11

I've been waiting for a march on Washington OnionPatch Feb 2013 #21

hyped by the media that is the mouthpiece of the crapitalist pigs. we need an FDResque reset. pansypoo53219 Feb 2013 #8

They care as much about the deficit as they do post-born kids. valerief Feb 2013 #9

My God, the GOP is a different breed Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2013 #10

Keep Telling This Story DallasNE Feb 2013 #13

It was plainly stated by the Raygun administration that their military spending was to create debt - freshwest Feb 2013 #14

I've been saying this for years Martin Eden Feb 2013 #22