Senate quashes grant for Woodstock museum

[ikestoys]

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and this differs from every other politician who isn't Ron Paul how?

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Ron Paul, as a Republican politician, would fix this prob imo.

[pvn]

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People aren't shocked by this behavior. The "shocked" here was a play on the famous line from Casablanca when the police chief, bullied by the Nazis, closes up the casino saying he is "shocked, shocked" to find gambling going on. Just then, a cainso employee comes by, hands him a wad of money, and says, "Here are your winnings, sir." Just like him, nobody is really shocked. People understand that power and money go hand in hand.

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Yes, I know. I made the same allusion. And that's exactly what I'm saying. People act like they're totally scandalized, but when they get their chance, they just keep voting for the bozos that do this stuff.

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Besides, if governance would only change superficially if a new batch of bums was voted in, what differenc edoes it make what percentage of incumbents is reelected?

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Think about it. If politicians actually had a reason to think they might get voted out, their behavior might be different. Since they effectively don't have much to worry about, the new guys can act just like the old guys.

Enjoy democracy. You got what you asked for.

[Felix_Nietzsche]

The fact that a core govt function like funding a Woodstock museum can not be financed shows that the expenditures from the Iraq war have gotten out-of-hand.....

The war must end, the Woodstock museum must be funded.....for the children.

[vulturesrow]

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and this differs from every other politician whose last name is Clinton ever how?

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LOL. Denial is fun, eh? Want to have a discussion of pork barrel spending under an all-GOP govt?

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What exactly am I denying? I'm well aware of the Republicans sorry track record on this as well. My reference was just me having a bit of fun.