[Atlas Sneezed]

Help me on this. Do the three scandals have a common theme that can be politically hammered?

1. Solyndra: pork in exchange for political funds.
2. Fast and Furious: abuse of executive power to achieve political result (unpopular gun restrictions).
3. GPS: compromise of public interest in exchange for political funds.

It’s all about putting personal/party political power above the interests of the “polity”. Seizing and abusing power that should reside in the hands of the people.

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1 and 3 involved this administration ignoring experts about the possible harm of their actions and the risks involved. They were strongly advised against it as not a good move for the country.

Fundraisers were more important, they did it anyway.

Fast ands Furious, takes the abuse of power to a level of costing lives.

Pattern of corruption and abuse of power, very dangerous times.