tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post6045109787764999081..comments2023-07-05T02:22:05.253-07:00Comments on Beer And Incense: Republicans Are Upset With ThemselvesBen Therehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-20626698399333971912008-09-18T21:03:00.000-07:002008-09-18T21:03:00.000-07:00you should check out www.downsizedc.comgives you a...you should check out <BR/>www.downsizedc.com<BR/><BR/>gives you a convenient way to contact your elected officials about hot-button issues. they post new/pending legislation and motivate folks from the ground up. <BR/>10's of thousands flooding congress at once really goes a long way. We've had some good successes. (Make sure to sign up for the email newsletter, if you choose to join)notamobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531613308398800336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-23943534879215966972008-09-18T19:19:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:19:00.000-07:00It sounds like that Keating 5 thing is what gave M...It sounds like that Keating 5 thing is what gave McCain a conscience for awhile. Of course, all that absolutely had to change to get the backing of real republicans who have the money and pull to actually get someone elected. <BR/><BR/>I recently found out that alot of the bills that get passed through the legislature are actually written by LOBBYISTS! Not by way of influence or suggestion but literally written and crafted by lobbyist. It's gone wrong man, very very wrong.<BR/><BR/>The only way it will change is through harsh wake up calls like we are seeing right now. That's the upside to all of this madness. Either way, it's fascinating to me. Greed, of course, is at the heart of it all and is not monopolized by either political party. Republicans just seem to see it as a virtue and democrats see it as a vice. Maybe that's a little simplistic but still. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. I still haven't heard back from Les about that one essay I want to get for you. I'll bug him about again tomorrow.Ben Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552547709669462400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8335611828023778237.post-73167585858154920862008-09-18T17:41:00.000-07:002008-09-18T17:41:00.000-07:00Very nice, Ben. Well articulated, and directly to ...Very nice, Ben. Well articulated, and directly to the point. McCain was at the center of the last major banking disaster (S&L), to the tune of $165bn taxpayer dollars. If you've never googled the 'Keating 5', give er hell... It'll set in stone your decision to not vote for McSame. <BR/><BR/>Oh, for God's sake, the man had as his senior economic advisor - the man who chaired the Senate banking comittee, which deregulated the banking industry and got this whole ball rolling (who coincidentally, was and is still a paid lobbyist for the banking industry - but then, we're just a nation of whiners).notamobsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531613308398800336noreply@blogger.com