An interesting bit from Time magazine recently:

GOP/Dems Work Together -- When Retired

Suggests that the constant need for fund raising in modern American politics is a major factor in the huge degree of partisanship we're seeing. I was really sick/sad the day the Supreme Court recently reversed the rules prohibiting corps/union campaign contributions -- this article made me even more disappointed with that decision.

I admit it's very hard to reconcile how to balance free speech concerns versus limiting monied interests in politics--but it seems like some big BIG changes are needed to set things back in balance.

I continually am struck how my "representatives" (say from my home state of Washington) vote along GOP/Democrat lines far more often then they vote as a block of WASHINGTON representatives... Are they representing my state, or their PARTY?



Edited by IrishRogue (02/22/10 01:04 AM)
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