Where’s the outrage? Here’s a new book out about Americans fed up with corrupt politicians & government & they finally take a stand. It’s a must read for the holidays cause it’s about each of us. I recommend it.

http://www.booksbyoliver.com

I wonder if any of us would be censured at our office had we done what he did? He got off so easy. Great article.

These guys are not dumb. They know what they are doing, and what they are doing is enriching themselves.

At everyone else’s expense.

J.

They do not care because this comfort level has not been disturbed.

It’s been proven you can introduce bills like the Patriot Act (hardly patriotic) the MCA, DHS, TSA and the like without a question from the ignorant masses.
Just keep that cable coming into the house so I can watch “Dancing With the Stars” or some other IQ insulting nonsense form of entertainment ala ESPN.

The Federal Reserve (which doesn’t look to be part of the Federal Govt. at all) is bankrupting this nation and has ZERO accountability.

Everyone here on CHB should take a gander at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqM2tFOxLQ&feature=player_embedded

Then check out the movies on the sidebar.

Consequently Rep. Alan Grayson was voted out of office recently.
I wonder why? (sarc)

Rangel is one of the many.

It seems unfortunate that our elected representatives seem to, as a class, fall to the left and below center of the chart.

That’s nothing new. Been that way since before the Romans. Somehow civilization has survived, and it could continue to survive and sometimes prosper if inept, dishonest politicians were the only problem.

But, they’re only the visible face of the problem. There are forces much more powerful than our government. Those forces control the media, finance (banks), military and major industries. Those institutions, in turn, largely determine which politicians get elected.

That’s been going on for a while, too, and we’ve lived with it.

But those forces are no longer relatively benign. Of late they are becoming much more insidious, malevolent, and powerful. And toward what end seems unclear.

—W—

It seems the powerful and connected get to skate in these seeming endtimes for the Republic. Even the metric within his district is low in that his constituents continue to reelect him. So what does that say about the people themselves much less their representative? Crime is contagious. / : |

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“The government is the potent omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that the end justifies the means — to declare that the government may commit crimes — would bring terrible retribution.” …Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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Carl Nemo **==

Wouldn’t that mean them all? (with a few freshman exceptions).

J.

PS – But I concur. There is a class society in the USA, and politicians are in one, and the rest of us are in the other. In one, crimes get punished and don’t pay, in the other the opposite. If I may, Mr. Thompson, I would like to draw your attentions to the writing of a Mr. Joe Bageant, He has published two books, “Deer Hunting With Jesus” and “Rainbow Pie” and has a website at http://www.joebageant.com. I have no financial interest in either.

Sandy