P N Stenquist wrote:
On Sep 17, 2010, at 11:44 PM, frank theriault wrote:
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:33 PM, P N Stenquist
<pnstenqu...@comcast.net > wrote:
That's fringe paranoia. No one is compelled to vote based on cpr[prate
campaign contributions or the opinions of lobbyists. And they don't.
If they
had, McCain would have won here.
That's not fringe paranoia, that's the way governments in the West are
run. It's got nothing to do with votes, Paul.
Frank. The guy with the most votes wins. Period. Sorry, but that's the
truth.
All presidents want a second term. Ultimately, they try to please the
majority. And I know it's hard for a lefty to accept this, but
sometimes what's good for the corporations is also good for the majority.
What proportion of "always" is "sometimes"?
In any case, Obama hasn't tried to please the corporations. He
instituted tough financial regulations and mandated health care that 's
going to be costly for many businesses. Unfortunately or fortunately,
depending on one's point of view, the majority doesn't seem to approve.
Time will tell. But in any case, life will go on. And it's a pretty
damn good life, even given the present economy.
Paul
Most mega-corporations
are giving huge contributions to both Democrats and Republicans alike
(that way it doesn't matter who gets in). The same lobbyists are hard
at work trying to convince whoever wins the election to either give
their corporation a huge contract or change a law to allow their
corporation to increase their profits.
What I'm saying is that it really doesn't matter ~who~ we vote for or
who gets in, government will continue to favour those who have the
most and the best lobbyists and who give the largest campaign
contributions.
cheers,
frank
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