The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    On Financial Reform: "Way to go, Mr. Dodd! You Rawk!"

    By SleepinJeezus on Sat, 06/26/2010 - 5:07pm |
    (This was written originally as a comment, but is re-posted here)

    At least our pols in Washington allow us to PRETEND we operate in a democracy. They go through the motions and try (Really, really try, they do! Honest!) to pass reforms that their owners don't like. It's just that - in the end - the Repubs (or the Blue Dogs, or the boogey man, or whoever) gets in the way and they then have to settle for what they can get, dang it!

    How long do you suppose it is before our government simply quits with the pretext, incorporates in the Cayman Islands or some other tax haven, and becomes a legitimate business concern managing us all for fun and profit?

    On a related note, my money sez that Christopher Dodd may be retiring, but Washington certainly hasn't seen the last of him. Watch him as he becomes one of the most highly sought lobbyists on the Hill. What a masterful piece of work, Mr. Dodd, and I'm sure your reward awaits. Champaign and backslaps all around, to be sure!

    (Cue the music: "Happy Days Are Here Again" - played as a dirge.)