[rob777]

“Who would dream that in this year of rising discontent against Wall Street and big government, it would take Sarah Palin to fix the blame where it truly should land.”

Yep, without Sarah, who would know this?


It looks like someone forgot the "captain obvious" alert. There is a reason why Congress' approval ratings are so high. Congressional corruption was a major theme of the 1994 uprising led by Gingrich and company. Rick Perry has taken aim at all three branches of government. Still, this is aiming at the wrong target. I have always maintained that corruption in government was a symptom of the centralization of power in government. IOW, the focus should remain centered on the core problem, which is the expanding role of government. We need to keep in mind Lord Acton's dictum that "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". I would add that this is especially true of political power as the state is rooted in the justified use of force. Centralizing power in the hands of an entity that has a monopoly on the justified use of force is just asking for problems.

[rob777]

"There is a reason why Congress' approval ratings are so high. "


Of course it should read "low".

[RobbyS]

Not merely a centralization in the national capital. Power has also increased in most of the state capitals. Even in Texas, Government is much bigger than it was thirty years ago. The same can be said in the counties and cities, especially the large cities. More and more people work for government , and their clients have increased proportionately. So we have obvious corruption in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California, three citadels of liberalism, and in so many urban centers.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree with your comments. Nice...

[PapaBear3625]

I have always maintained that corruption in government was a symptom of the centralization of power in government. IOW, the focus should remain centered on the core problem, which is the expanding role of government.

Yes. As long as Congress controls how TRILLIONS of dollars are spent, people will consider spending a million or two on a congressman to be a great investment with a high rate of return. The only way to reduce corruption is to reduce the federal government.

Just cutting it back to it's set of roles in 1960 would eliminate the deficit overnight.