Comments on: Cap and Trade and the AGW Crowd’s Learning Curve http://morewhat.com/wordpress/cap-and-trade-and-the-agw-crowds-learning-curve/ To build consensus on issues Thu, 17 May 2012 20:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Stanford Matthews http://morewhat.com/wordpress/cap-and-trade-and-the-agw-crowds-learning-curve/#comment-21409 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:43:27 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/cap-and-trade-and-the-agw-crowds-learning-curve/#comment-21409 You can't govern unless you win is a simple POLS copout. If the public could only bring themselves to impose ballot box term limits things would change. But I suppose that is wishful thinking. After all, lobbyists and the power brokers, their kingdoms, their servants all vote based on their special interest. And many don't bother to vote. Too many of those who do vote party. We get what we get based on bad decisions. Followed by more bad decisions from those who 'assume' office. We get to receive the small comfort that less damage will be done now that the August recess is here. But that could 'change'. I 'hope' not. You can’t govern unless you win is a simple POLS copout. If the public could only bring themselves to impose ballot box term limits things would change. But I suppose that is wishful thinking. After all, lobbyists and the power brokers, their kingdoms, their servants all vote based on their special interest. And many don’t bother to vote. Too many of those who do vote party.

We get what we get based on bad decisions. Followed by more bad decisions from those who ‘assume’ office.

We get to receive the small comfort that less damage will be done now that the August recess is here. But that could ‘change’. I ‘hope’ not.

]]> by: Maggie Thornton http://morewhat.com/wordpress/cap-and-trade-and-the-agw-crowds-learning-curve/#comment-21407 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:15:34 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/cap-and-trade-and-the-agw-crowds-learning-curve/#comment-21407 Wal-Mart is another traitor. Never thought I would see the day. I'm shopping elsewhere - a local grocer, been her for years. Costs me more. I'm willing. We will never have a society without lobbying, but gosh, isn't Congress there to examine and evaluate and make sound decisions on behalf of the country? Of course they are. Of course they will not. Of course they will do only that which will increase their power. Wal-Mart is another traitor. Never thought I would see the day. I’m shopping elsewhere - a local grocer, been her for years. Costs me more. I’m willing.

We will never have a society without lobbying, but gosh, isn’t Congress there to examine and evaluate and make sound decisions on behalf of the country?

Of course they are. Of course they will not. Of course they will do only that which will increase their power.

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