Reply #50: the REAL answer lies in five letters: M . . . O . . . N . . . E . . .Y

[OneBlueSky]

what Senators (and Congressmen, for that matter) are MOST concerned about is that they will lose access to their corporate sponsors and to their corporate contributions . . . our corporate masters don't like it when democracy rears its ugly head -- it threatens the near total control of things they currently enjoy . . . any effort to upset this control will not be looked upon kindly by the corporatocracy, and those who precipitate or support said upset will be ostracized by the corporate masters . . . for example, while there may seem to be no direct correlation, Hillary Clinton standing up with Conyers would very likely jeopardize her considerable support from the banking/credit card industry . . . and that's something she's not likely to risk . . .

when something as pervasive and as blatant as the vote fraud that too place in 2004 is not contested, or even examined, by Democrats, you can bet that there's only one factor powerful enough to prevent them from acting . . . and that factor is M . . . O . . . N . . . E . . . Y . . .