[Radigan]

- But cynicism is highly called for. Today, to be cynical about government just means you have your eyes open. To seek to squash cynicism is to suppress truth.

[freepatriot32]

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[JOE43270]

"As U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) put it, "The problem is us," adding, "We're not going to change anything till we change the motivation that the next election is more important than anything else.""

I say this man made a great point. I live in Ohio so don't think I have a political connection with him.

[manwiththehands]

"But cynicism is highly called for. Today, to be cynical about government just means you have your eyes open. To seek to squash cynicism is to suppress truth."

Just don't say anything bad about Bush or "Republicans" on FR.

[abclily]

Congress is so corrupt and greedy for Arab oil money from lobbyists that they keep us from becoming energy independent. Congress keeps this nation from pumping and refining our own oil.

[jec41]

Congress has been a cesspool since it's inception. Nothing new. Its how change comes about. The court has ruled in effect that money is free speech. Those who pay the most money get to be heard.

[ndt]

"A New York Times poll finds that 77 percent of us believe that lobbyists bribing members of Congress is "the way things work in Congress.""

The remaining people were not sure what "congress" was.