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To: epicure who wrote (129063)	1/22/2010 10:51:10 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542060

but both political parties pretty much suck at the far extremes That's a fairly constant condition in politics. Now, however, the leadership can't find its backside with both hands for the Dems, and the ability of moderates on both sides of the aisle to work on their own to find compromises that will pass, well, that seems to be ancient history. The extremes are only a small part of the problem. Not hard to despair about the fate of the nation when our most august deliberative bodies are reduced to the level of yet another screeching cable "news" cat fight. And better yet, companies can REALLY buy and sell them now. This is why pro sports all went to salary caps. Too much money really craps out any chance for genuine competition.

To: epicure who wrote (129063)	1/23/2010 10:48:08 AM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 542060

Thanks to the supreme court supporting the "freedom" of corporations to buy elections, I'd say it will be even worse in the future. Considering the founders didn't even want to give all people the right to vote, I wonder how the fools on the supreme court figured it squared with original intent to do what they did I was surprised to read that Gallup's polling indicates that the public agrees that corporate spending in elections is "free speech" gallup.com The free-speech question elicits uncommon agreement across party lines. More than 6 in 10 Republicans and Democrats believe campaign donations are a protected form of free speech, but fewer than half of independents (48%) agree.