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Greg Russak's comment,
January 22, 2014 10:19 PM
See the link below (and a new Scoop to Coffee Party News) for the EFF's scoring of the President on NSA and spying. Don't miss the excellent and succinct explanations of each category, too. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/01/rating-obamas-nsa-reform-plan-eff-scorecard-explained
Greg Russak's comment,
January 17, 2014 1:17 PM
Dan, I'm pretty sure you already knew the answer to your question. Almost all were incumbents. According to Politico, 10 House Dems and 13 House GOP reps lost in 2012 (http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/11/election-incumbents-defeated-148708.html). Only 1 Senator, Scott Brown (R) in MA was ousted. According to Lessig, 95% of House election winners were the ones who spent the most money (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuSerfOsIXI). <br><br>You describe it pretty well above, so I have to ask are you sincerely asking if a cycle of corruption exists?
Party Recon's comment,
January 17, 2014 1:50 PM
Sorry, but I felt the need to spell it out completely Greg. I think it is important to point out that money is just a tool. It can be used for good or for evil. I was trying to put an exclamation point on the evil nature of its use in politics by showing the true cause and affect of money -- corruption of the system.
Greg Russak's comment,
January 17, 2014 4:47 PM
Please don't apologize and, instead, let me offer you my apology. I should have trusted my first instinct about what you were doing, which is exactly what you've said above.
Greg Russak's curator insight,
December 18, 2013 9:21 AM
Data discussed in this report indicates that, contrary to what I would have expected, "open" primaries do NOT result in more moderate candidates representing their parties in the general elections. Why not? Two words: voter apathy.
Party Recon's comment,
December 18, 2013 10:20 AM
This report is silly. We have extremist candidates because we have become an extremist nation. We used to be content with boxing. Two guys duking it out with padded gloves. No we have the UFC, where most fights end with a brutal kick to the head or with one guy conceding to prevent the other guy from choking him out or breaking his arm. Moderation is also not rewarded in our 1% media. We want our talk shows to be violent and confrontational. We like Jerry Springer more than we like Oprah. Even the exploits of the illiterate Jersey Shore crowd weren't enough. Now we have Mob Wives threatening to off each other every week. In short, our politics is a perfect reflection of what we've become as a society. The only question now is, how far down the evolutionary scale will we slide before realizing that we are falling for the same "bread and circus" act that the Roman ruling class used to keep the populace anesthetized while they did whatever they wanted? Don' think that's true? Then explain to me why else 90 million eligible voters didn't bother showing up to the polls in 2012. WAKE UP AMERICA. We're letting Washington and the 1% play us for suckers. It's time to do something about that. Check out www.partyrecon.org and get involved.
Greg Russak's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:17 PM
Brother Dan, my gander and my dander are just fine! :-) It's through this sort of discourse that we all test our beliefs, what we think we know, what we want to accomplish, and what we will do about it!!
Party Recon's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:19 PM
Understood Greg. Then I only have one question left. Are you really, in fact, Groucho?
Greg Russak's comment,
December 17, 2013 6:24 PM
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.<br>Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/grouchomar146422.html#oYjGCrgzzAoZF3GG.99
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