In the mid-term elections of 2010, "change" was in the air and voters enthusiastically voted for Congressional candidates who promised to bring "change" and to reign in out of control government spending and earmarks.
USA Today published an investigative piece and as you'll see, as with the "change" promised by candidate Obama when he ran for the presidency in 2008, the more things change, the more they stay the same. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-08-30/House-freshmen-push-bills-that-benefit-big-donors/50196680/1.
That's because the system works great for those who pay to play. A campaign contribution can bring huge benefits for big donors, a staggeringly large return on their investment and all at taxpayer's expense. If we as Americans want "change" we will have to get actively involved in our political system, for casting a vote every two years means nothing. And it is we who must strongly advocate for public financing of elections in place of huge private donations for anything less will leave this corrupt system in place.
Dick
Thank you to Sandi Pinio for sharing this USA Today piece with us.
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