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IUCOLTFAN Jun 13 2009, 09:07 AM Post #1
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31331116/ns/politics-capitol_hill

is it possible to curb all the possibilities of "conflicts of interests" in Washington?
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troubleatiu Jun 13 2009, 11:53 PM Post #2
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thought you were refering to israel.
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Scoutin1 Jun 14 2009, 02:29 PM Post #3
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31331116/ns/politics-capitol_hill

is it possible to curb all the possibilities of "conflicts of interests" in Washington?
Your question's rhetorical, right? The answer's an obvious "no" if it wasn't. End of thread.
Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men’s views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

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Mr Gray Jun 14 2009, 09:09 PM Post #4
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In the case of Chris Dodd, this is fraud and corruption at the highest levels. Jackie Dodd's story is almost identical to Evan Bayh's situation where his wife, Susan, sits on 7 boards which she is COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED for, and earns about $837,000 per year for doing so. Even though it is the clearest, most obvious form of payoff to a government official, there is really nothing you can do about it other than not vote for these jackasses, because it is a perfectly legal loophole.
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The body knows what fighters don't: how to protect itself. A neck can only twist so far. Twist it just a hair more and the body says, "Hey, I'll take it from here because you obviously don't know what you're doing... Lie down now, rest, and we'll talk about this when you regain your senses." It's called the knockout mechanism.
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