NEPOTISM HAPPENS EVERYWHERE AT ALL LEVELS SO THAT EVENTUALLY EVERYONE BECOMES INVOLVED EITHER IN ITS PERPETUATION OR ITS COVER-UP. IT'S PREVALENT IN ALL OF GOVERNMENT AND CERTAINLY INFLUENCES WHETHER BILLS ARE PASSED OR KILLED, AND WHAT MONEY IS SPENT ON. IN SOME CASES IT LEADS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVING THEIR FAMILIES INDIRECTLY BECOMING INVOLVED IN DECIDING HOW THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE, WHICH COMES IN CONFLICT WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. BUT AS WITH SO MANY THINGS IN GOVERNMENT, WHAT GOES ON IS SO ISOLATED FROM PUBLIC VIEW THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE. AND, IF THEY CAN OPENLY GET AWAY WITH IT IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WHY CAN'T THEY GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL. OH! AND LIKE I SAID IT'S ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS PARTICIPATING. AND THAT'S WHY NOBODY COMPLAINS. OF COURSE, IN CONGRESS IT'S EVEN A BIGGER DEAL. OF COURSE, THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS EVEN WORSE. AND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MADE NEPOTISM AN INDUSTRY. OF COURSE, MOST OF THE REAL BENEFITS OF NEPOTISM DON'T OCCUR EVEN IN THE DIM LIGHT OF CONGRESS. BUT THOSE RELATIVES STILL HAVE TO SHOW RESULTS. AND IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT THOSE IN CONGRESS AREN'T EXPECTED TO COME THROUGH FOR THE SUPPORTERS OF THEIR FAMILIES, JUST LOOK AT THE SUSAN B. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION DEALING WITH CANCER, AND THEIR MOVE TO DUMP SENATOR JOE LIEBERMAN'S WIFE AS ITS "GLOBAL AMBASSADOR," SAYING HADASSAH LIEBERMAN'S HEALTH CARE LOBBYING WORK AND HER HUSBAND'S OPPOSITION TO THE SO-CALLED PUBLIC OPTION, MAKE HER UNFIT FOR THE JOB. SO IF YOU'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON JUST CHECK OUT THE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN TO THESE POLITICIANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S WHY THEY VOTE LIKE THEY DO, AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET AWAY WITH IT. AND IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW, THE WORST IS YET TO COME.

• published: 05 Aug 2010
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