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Originally posted by sultan:
exactly, skywalker!
the unfortunate result of democratic politics is that we have people in power whose role is to get themselves re-elected - which does not necessarily equate to doing what's best for the country.
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Inevitably, *being* in D.C. is all about *staying* in D.C. If we paid them real "public servant" wages instead of -- what is it now, like $300K? (plus junkets plus contributions plus gifts plus plus plus) -- maybe we'd get better, more dedicated folks.