More I-Hate-American-Politics Stuff

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com

After reading about Tom Daschle's conflict of interest in voting for nationalized health care, and how several congressmen voting against FDA regulation of tobacco were among Big Tobacco's leading donation recipients, I realized how much I hate our political model.

Why are corporate campaign donations legal? When companies spend money on corrupting public servants, but then layoff scores of workers to cut costs, something sucks.

How are corporate campaign donations still legal? Oh right. Lazy, corrupted officials are the majority, and they won't vote against them for fear of having to actually hit the streets and campaigning for private donations.