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In response to "Now I hope the bill just dies beacuse it's only going to make things worse. -- nm" by Tim

Any bill in the best interests of the people will always be extraordinarily difficult to pass. Western governance has been hijacked by special

Posted by Loyola Aug 16 '09, 11:42

interest groups to the detriment of the welfare of the people. There are no lobbyists in Washington for the people. And the few lone voices that are advocating on behalf of the people, are drowned out in a maelstrom of bribery and corruption that is rotting governments to their core.
Change doesn't seem to be happening through the ballot box.

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if only there had been a candidate who promised to change the way things were done in Washington and to put people above the special interests -- nm - farmer ted Aug 16, 11:57 12
- If only the US were a dictatorship. -- nm - ty97 Aug 16, 11:59 11
  - if George Bush could get whatever he wanted done with even less votes in the Senate, Obama has no excuses -- nm - farmer ted Aug 16, 12:03 9
    - umm, didnt bush have control of the senate during most of his 1st term? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 16, 12:55
    - The reality is that Obama isn't the one stalling this legislation. - ty97 Aug 16, 12:10 7
      - i. don't. care. it's called leadership. it's his party. fucking lead it instead of letting two senators from Montana and North Dakota call the tune - farmer ted Aug 16, 12:12 6
        
        Good, take issue with poor leadership on the issue. I do too. - ty97 Aug 16, 12:15 5
        
        they go hand in hand. the senators who want to kill the public option are bought and sold by the health care industry. so either Obama let's them - farmer ted Aug 16, 12:18 4
        
        That makes no sense. - ty97 Aug 16, 12:20 3
        
        there are myriad things a president can do to put the squeeze on congressmen to get legislation passed - farmer ted Aug 16, 12:23 2
        
        But how do you know that? - ty97 Aug 16, 12:32 1
        
        people will blame whoever they want to blame, there's no point in trying to change views at this point -- nm - GWAA Aug 16, 14:48
  - Pink triangle to go with your death panel, sir? -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 16, 12:03

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