Special interest and lobbyists work both sides of the aisle. Career politicians have taxpayer funded perks to look forward to in retirement from public life. But before retirement they also have lobbying to look forward to for themselves. Nice money if you can find it. They have developed strategies for all likely outcomes. For them, life is good.
The only way to break this cycle of corruption is voter imposed term limits. The only successful way to do that is voting against incumbents. Two or more cycles with incumbents defeated will send the only message politicians understand. But the public is guilty of complicity in this corruption for ignoring this tactic.
In a futile attempt to support this proposition I urge everyone to vote against incumbents. If we don't, the sham of party politics will continue.
For the POD comment, #24:
I will hazard a guess that every published book in recent years was at some point committed to a digital copy, perhaps for printing, and that copy in this digital age could be offered for download and read from the utterly unromantic literary contrivance known as a pc. Has POD not happened? Or is it just that we can't get what we want by that transaction.
It seems to me what publishers do and what I find on the shelves at most bookstores have little in common with each other. I will typically not find a solution to my reading requirement by browsing a bookstore. Even the bestsellers are a small slowly changing inventory. But I don't look for bestsellers. I look for what I need. I have more success browsing titles and offerings at publisher's sites where things I need have been found before. Although I know little of the publishing business, I would expect they generate more revenue from repeat business from those seeking particular types of books than from bestsellers. But that's just me.
Besides vote early and vote often, I recommend not voting for incumbents. I am not the only one who considers this Congress impotent. My rule of thumb is vote for the chanllenger unless the incumbent was impressive. I find no evidence of that. If you vote party, you vote for more of the same.... nothing. Again, the main issues of the day are being ignored before an election.
Someone Has to Look at the Issues
Issues Are Lost on the Mid-terms
Politicians Off Topic
Still following all the trails left by others. Not convinced but not discounting the possibility at least as regards Rendon Group. My first find on Rendon Group is here:Blog @ MoreWhat.com
Mother Nature’s Cereal Bowl
August 24th, 2006
Based on another report from Reuters, Mayor Ray Nagin’s deflector shield is fully operational. However, it does not compare to Governor Blanco’s. While Mayor Nagin is still keeping the blame game pointed at President Bush and the rest of the federal government, Blanco appears burdened with local politics and re-election with the exception of filing a lawsuit to preserve gulf acreage. While the federal government has plenty to be ashamed of in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. All parties to the natural disaster share the blame for ignoring the fact that a city was built in a cereal bowl and Mother Nature poured the milk. Mayor Nagin, have you spent any time on addressing permanent solutions or is rebuilding before the next hurricane your plan. That way it can happen all over again.
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