Power Corrupts
And money is power. Right now, Abramoff is going to torch some politicians, probably only a fraction of those that have truly entrenched themselves in the system. But still, a little housecleaning is never a bad thing. Someone on C-Span called this a congressional problem, not just a Republican one. Sounds like something I'd say. But not in this case. Abramoff is directly linked to the Republicans, and they will rightly bear the brunt of his revelations. Do I believe this is merely one set of corruptions in the House and/or Senate? Certainly. Do I believe the same percentage of Democrats are also gaming the system. Certainly. But the Republicans rule the roost, and overstepped even the extremely wide latitude the law allows them; their hubris should cause them to pay. With luck, perhaps the brutal vice money and lobbying holds in the District will be broken. With luck, I'll win the lottery without buying a ticket, too.
Shockingly, this isn't getting the traction it most certainly should, but maybe the people merely expect such a double standard in their extremely well-paid, elected leaders. Maybe as humans, we're ingrained to expect and forgive the dark specter of graft and illicit dealings from our leader. Or at least pretend it's business as usual.
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I had an interesting discussion on feminism last night with Beth. What are the goals of the movement in 2006? The laws are as they should be. The letter of the law at least. What is the next step? How to achieve it? Our discussion ended at an impasse, as we (and people in general) do not fundamentally have the same definition of what fair means. There was too much to cover in a short little blog, but suffice it to say, there are no easy answers. Why do people continue to look for them :)
Shockingly, this isn't getting the traction it most certainly should, but maybe the people merely expect such a double standard in their extremely well-paid, elected leaders. Maybe as humans, we're ingrained to expect and forgive the dark specter of graft and illicit dealings from our leader. Or at least pretend it's business as usual.
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I had an interesting discussion on feminism last night with Beth. What are the goals of the movement in 2006? The laws are as they should be. The letter of the law at least. What is the next step? How to achieve it? Our discussion ended at an impasse, as we (and people in general) do not fundamentally have the same definition of what fair means. There was too much to cover in a short little blog, but suffice it to say, there are no easy answers. Why do people continue to look for them :)
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I was unaware the laws did not provide equal access to opportunities for women. I'll address with a blog entry.
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