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To: jwparkerjr
Anyone who votes for an incumbent, any incumbent, is saying by default that this sort of behavior is acceptable

What they depend on are people like you.. who say don't vote for any incumbent.. people like you say it year after year and it never defeats an incumbent. They know that if everyone is accused of abusing power, then no one is actually punished.

If you really want to change things, then one person who abuses power had to be picked out and his behavior is made an issue. Ir includes his name and along list of abuses and waste. A real organized effort is made to defeat that candidate.

This strategy has a good chance of success. Once that person is defeated for reelection others start to think that it could happen to them. The next election another abuser is picked out and is used as this elections example. If he or she is defeated, then more of them start to straighten up. And by the time you are looking for the 4th example, one will be hard to find. People who think like you are well meaning, but you are the best friends that men like Reid and Spector have. The number of people who can be convinced that all are crooks is far less than the number it takes to defeat anyone.

17 posted on 11/24/2007 5:12:01 AM PST by Common Tator
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To: Common Tator
I must admit at first blush I was offended by your opening statement that it’s people like me that cause the problem. Then after reading, and re-reading, your post I realized just how right you are. And your plan makes perfect sense!

Who would you start with?

33 posted on 11/24/2007 6:47:37 AM PST by jwparkerjr (Sigh . . .)
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To: Common Tator
"Once that person is defeated for reelection others start to think that it could happen to them."

Tom Daschle got the boot, and Harry Reid is just about a perfect clone of him.

I am confounded by Democrats. Do they think that these kinds of personalities are actually likable in leadership positions to most Americans?

By the way, it is so very excellent to see your name on a post here again. Thank you!

47 posted on 11/24/2007 3:14:34 PM PST by Radix (If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall.)
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To: Common Tator
If you really want to change things, then one person who abuses power had to be picked out and his behavior is made an issue. Ir includes his name and along list of abuses and waste. A real organized effort is made to defeat that candidate.

Another Common Tator homerun.

52 posted on 11/24/2007 8:26:42 PM PST by an amused spectator (AGW: If you drag a hundred dollar bill through a research lab, you never know what you'll find)
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