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Letting off a Little Steam Today….
Waring: I’m venting today on something political that really bugs me–money and the Koch brothers.
At their conference “American Courage:Our Commitment to a Free Society,” they announced their plan to spend half a billion (yes, with a “B”) dollars to get Republicans elected to the Senate, to secure a majority, therefore, power. (This is after they spent hundreds of millions in 2012.) And not just any Republicans but the ultra conservative ones whose battle cry seems to be “No negotiation–Our Way or Die!”
I don’t begrudge them the right to spend their and their backers’ money in any way they choose. What DOES bother me is that they’re trying to buy elections. Whether we like it or not, the person with the most financial backing usually gets elected, because they’ve had more advantages of publicity, public exposure (therefore, name-recognition), chances to use negative campaigns against opponents, opportunities to make deals with groups to support him.
It just seems to me that the Kochs are trying to Cook the election, and I don’t like it!
Skip the Next Election?
Why bother voting? They’re all crooks! That feeling is seeping into American minds as campaigns are beginning.
My answer lies in the fact that I could be living in North Korea, where, people were urged (?), encouraged (?), forced (?) to vote for a supreme leader this weekend. Whatever. 90% of the people voted, and all of them–yes, 100%–voted for Kim Jong-Un. Of course, his was the only name on the ballot, but it was a free election, right? It expressed the will of the people, right?
Why do I bother voting? Because, even if I don’t like the outcome, I know it’s a real election with real choices–including the choice to vote.