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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: elpolvo who wrote (43815)	2/6/2002 11:08:03 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Of course we have a problem. That's not news. I do find it cynical, though, for politicians of either party to point fingers at politicians of the other party over the access campaign cash creates. At least Bush hasn't been selling the Lincoln bedroom. I wish there were some reasonable way to take big money out of politics. But there simply isn't. The taxpayers simply will not pony up for billions of dollars of campaign funding some of which would have to go to the Communist party, the American Nazi party, and other fringe but "legitimate" parties. Our constitution would never stand for public financing of only some campaigns. I would be more impressed with Moore if he balanced his criticism of Bush-Enron with a criticism of, say, Clinton-Trial Lawyers, which prevented any meaningful tort reform and has cost American consumers billions of dolllars. Or Gore-Teachers Unions. I just think it's cynical to pretend that this is any different from what's been going on for years. If Moore believes it's a problem, he should recognize that it's a bipartisan problem and present the facts on BOTH sides of the aisle. Anything else is merely partisan political noise, and I dismiss it as such.

To: elpolvo who wrote (43815)	2/7/2002 7:41:32 AM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

did you click the hypertext links in moore's letter? i was unpleasantly surprised at the massive amount of conflict of interest situations allowed, and participated in, by the bush campaign and administration. i can't blame enron too much... if political power is legally for sale and you can afford it, you should buy it, que no? How did you feel about the massive conflicts the nascent Gore and previous Clinton Administration engaged in??? This is the way the game is played. JLA