tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post2376234289776899795..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: A Seat At an Expensive TableBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-60765278750699393862012-05-16T23:44:20.555-04:002012-05-16T23:44:20.555-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-82076736935014463182012-05-16T22:47:12.016-04:002012-05-16T22:47:12.016-04:00Bumper sticker wisdom:
"We don't have ele...Bumper sticker wisdom:<br />"We don't have elections; we have auctions!"John A Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-88548565113402791892012-05-16T20:06:06.202-04:002012-05-16T20:06:06.202-04:00Let's face it. With the costs of running bein...Let's face it. With the costs of running being so high, we have wound up with a plutocracy, if not a turdocracy.Duckbutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878511021628395308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-76446329848585941282012-05-16T13:27:46.014-04:002012-05-16T13:27:46.014-04:00Missouri had a $325 per person limit until the rig...Missouri had a $325 per person limit until the right wing legislature and the left wing governor cancelled it making it unlimited.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-51780569652431482792012-05-16T11:25:44.025-04:002012-05-16T11:25:44.025-04:00We seem to be in a continuous cycle of elections, ...We seem to be in a continuous cycle of elections, they go on forever and more money has to be spent. But, hey, we got the best Congreee money can buy!Big Sky Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946389103423542051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-68795578889508087402012-05-16T08:28:49.343-04:002012-05-16T08:28:49.343-04:00Corporate money, thanks to Citizens United, is the...Corporate money, thanks to Citizens United, is the biggest new problem. As someone with more wit than I have said, "I'll believe corporations are people when one gets the death penalty."<br /><br />We need public financing of elections with maximum amounts firmly enforced. A shorter election season would help too. Where to get the money? How about all those corporations and the wealthy? (Just don't let them decide how it is spent....)allenwoodhavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-28815851385080109482012-05-16T07:03:07.202-04:002012-05-16T07:03:07.202-04:00It's truly sad, but your version of the golden...It's truly sad, but your version of the golden rule holds true for politics. Because of that, we have two sets of fat cats in effect vieing for any meaningful role in government. Because of the money involved, it's almost impossible for independents to also serve.<br /><br />IMO, we have two things wrong with our government: The Democratic Party and the republican Party!eViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.com