Recently, Dan Luke posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote:

Well, it seems that even you are discounting the few candidates that
are straight-talkers. If you really want such a person, then there
are a few to choose from; on the Democratic side there's Dennis
Kucinich, and on the Republican side there's Ron Paul. Both are
pretty much dismissed by the masses, washed or otherwise.

Both good guys, as politicians go.

Their biggest problem is that they don't toe their parties' lines.
That makes them outsiders as far as their parties are concerned, so
the masses don't hear much from them.

As I see it, "their biggest problem" is OUR biggest problem. Both parties
are warped beyond any practical use as far as tackling the most pertinent
issues of our time. Anyone that toes their parties' line, whether it be
Republican catering to religious radicals or Democratic notions of walking
away from the messes we created, should be rejected out of hand.

The discussion of user fees reflects an effort to maintain the status-quo,
where corporate interests trump those of the general public. The rhetoric
supporting fees exposes the disdain that politicians hold for us, as they
presume that we are too stupid to see through their ploys. Yet, the
"opposition" is too weak to force the real issues onto the table for an
honest discussion. And, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that these
same folks get re-elected.

Neil
"I've seen the enemy, and they is US" - Pogo