Funtimes at the US Supreme Court! In hearing an appeal to former Virginia Governor and current felon Bob McDonnell's conviction for Duke Cunningham levels of bribe-taking, the court seemed to be questioning whether federal laws mandating that you not take bribes might be unconstitutionally vague! It is true, how are you even supposed to know what "don't take bribes" means, it might mean "honey where did you put the car keys," or "let's go fishing," or "I've got this thing and it's fucking golden and I can, I can use it to parachute me in there." Why is Rod Blagojevich in jail anyway? Why
I don't know; here in Illinois most of our governors have prison I.D. numbers, along with various state officials and corrupt kingmakers. You would think the frequency of conviction would serve as a deterrent to the larcenous aspirations of other, as yet unindicted politicians here, but strangely, it doesn't.
Then there is the case of the unnamed federal judge who died at a hunting ranch on a trip arranged by someone who had business with the court. But no names, please.
Chimpy & Cheney had the finest attorney-general money could buy, so apparently the shit they did was legal - at least in America. It's still not the point though; collecting millions of dollars from industries & then claiming that you're going to regulate them as POTUS is a fucking joke. It's not me who needs to bring people over to my point of view, it's Clinton who needs to bring voters over to her point of view, & the Wall St bribes are one of the reasons why that's not happening.
I'd have a problem with that. I really don't like karaoke.
Or make votes tax-deductible, as a cost of doing business.
Those kind of things don't usually appear on the evening news. If you have to ask, you don't need to know.
If you are unconscious, you aren't thinking, if you aren't thinking, you are a Republican, so therefore: IOKIYAR ipso facto presto!!
And I still have enough time to change out of my SCROTUS robes and give a speech to some very... appreciative... Federalists!
Whatta country!!
You could wrap them up in voting tranches and sell them off in lots.
We are a lightly disguised autocracy, with pretend elections, a pretend legislature, occasional human rights, etc., like the earlier Roman Empire.
I wonder how many Wonketteers are already living abroad.
if someone gives a politician any thing to vote a certain way, no matter how valuable, it is a bribe. period.
I don't know; here in Illinois most of our governors have prison I.D. numbers, along with various state officials and corrupt kingmakers. You would think the frequency of conviction would serve as a deterrent to the larcenous aspirations of other, as yet unindicted politicians here, but strangely, it doesn't.
Then there is the case of the unnamed federal judge who died at a hunting ranch on a trip arranged by someone who had business with the court. But no names, please.
Your rant sounded like that of a typical gold bug.
That now includes a former Speaker of the House from Illinois. Why didn't he plead legislative privilege?
I do not know how to help you if that's what you think.
Maybe start with reading about the history of financial crises?
Chimpy & Cheney had the finest attorney-general money could buy, so apparently the shit they did was legal - at least in America. It's still not the point though; collecting millions of dollars from industries & then claiming that you're going to regulate them as POTUS is a fucking joke. It's not me who needs to bring people over to my point of view, it's Clinton who needs to bring voters over to her point of view, & the Wall St bribes are one of the reasons why that's not happening.
And you could sell insurance in case your kids default on your promise by voting the wrong way!
No, it's been mentioned on several threads. It's worrisome that she just disappeared without a goodbye post, maybe the parting was rancorous.