[tkathy]

Term limits are needed for all these idiots. They start out fine, and then are corrupted by the system.

[Elle Bee]

I don't know if they actually 'start out fine' ... but I don't think that congress has a reputation which can be further tarnished ....IMHO

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[Penny]

I'm of the opinion that one's core principles are unshakeable and therefore uncorruptible--unless the core principles are wobbly to start with . . . making the notion of "starting out fine" a dubious notion . . . Genuine leaders have genuine core principles.

Harsher and harsher opinions of these men and women in Congress come easier and easier as I get older and older and, I might add, sadder and sadder.

With best wishes,
Penny

[Smber]

The government is just WAY too big!!! If the government was of the requisite size to fulfill the functions mandated by the Consitution, there would be no incentive for trade associations, etc to grease the system to their benefit, no revolving door, no wasteful social programs, etc. Real campaign finance reform involves: 1.)drastic downsizing of government (cold turkey, not incremental) and 2.) full disclosure of campaign contributions.

[aristeides]

To find out how it happens, read Dr. Tom Coburn's Breach of Trust.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Republicans are taking on the bad habits of the Democrats they ousted from power in 1994.

Does anyone else notice that Rep. Billy Tauzin is the sole poster boy for the thesis of this riff? Does anyone else remember how Mr. Tauzin came to be a member of the Republican congressional leadership?

Hint: He was "Rep. Billy Tauzin" before he became a Republican. And he became a Republican after the Republicans won control of the House in 1994 . . .

[joesbucks]

Term limits are needed for all these idiots. They start out fine, and then are corrupted by the system.

Isn't this guy relatively new?

[Austin Willard Wright]

The California legislature has term limits.