Feeding from the Same Trough

I've written about this before, but it bears repeating because so many Democrats seem to be ignorant of how their party really works. All the talk-shows are awash with frustrated callers who can't understand why the democratic leadership, refuses to stand up to Bush and continues to give him everything he wants. What they are forgetting, is that the SAME special interests that fund the Repugnants, are the SAME who fund the campaigns of key democrats. It costs $5-8 million for a representative to stand for election every 2 years, and it costs $14-17 million for a senator to stand for election every 6 years. Most of this money can only be supplied by well-heeled corporate interests and wealthy PACS. Accordingly, those who supply the campaign funds, also control the votes of those they have funded.

Two prime funders are the Military Industrial Complex, composed of various defense contractors, and the wealthy and influential pro-Israel lobby. Both of these interests desperately want the US to remain in Iraq, and also both want Iran to be attacked along with Syria and Jordan. For the M.I.C., it's hugely profitable for them if we remain in the middle east. For Israel, they want the US to attack and neutralize all their enemies. A reading of the Israeli newspapers, shows that their citizens overwhelmingly supported our invasion of Iraq, and overwhelmingly want us to attack Iran etc. So the lobbyists for these interests, ensures that the right congresspersons are funded so that their objectives can be attained.

It's as simple as saying - 'follow the money'. This then will explain the seeming reluctance to resist Bush and company, by the dems leadership. They are following the orders of their funders - not the will of their constituents, because their votes have been bought and paid for. They are not spineless wimps, instead they are following the orders of their patrons. Once this is understood, then their reluctance and lack of action can be clearly understood.

Congress has been hijacked by special interests, while maintaining a facade of being representatives of 'we, the people'.