Corrupt Politicians

Why can't the House and Senate develop and implement ethics rules that will prevent the members of these 2 bodies from being so corrupt. For instance, members of committees have huge influence on bills that will significantly improve the lives of their constituents, but perhaps negatively impact the profits of companies or industries, that provide huge contributions for the re-election campaigns of these House and Senate members. A Quid pro Quo- between the health insurance companies impacted by the health care reform bill and contributions to House and Senate members who try to block this reform; especially the Public Option.

How long will the voters of Indiana and Connecticut vote for Bayh and Lieberman who have promised to block the health reform bill despite the fact that a large majority of Indiana and Connecticut voters want the health reform bill and the public option. However, Bayh, his wife is making big bucks from a health care company and he accepts large contributions from the health cre companies; like Lieberman who has accepted millions of dollars for his vote.

When will people get excited enough to do something about the corrupt politicians in the House and Senate.

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Obviously, Brooksley Born should be President of the U.S. The Treasury Department, the Senate and House of Representatives have twice in 10 years led this country near the brink of financial disaster. The tax payers had to pick up the tab in 2008. The wealthy arrogant white males seem to be too greedy to think of the Country first and their bank accounts second.

How many times are we going to let people like Greenspan, Sommers, Robert Rubin, Tim Geithner lead us into a financial whirlwind before we learn that we need rules and regulations in our financial system that work.

The wealthy white guys always cry and moan that they pay too much to the IRS; now we know they should pay considerably more income tax just to make up for all the havoc they create in the financial and stock markets.

FiNANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM

Chris Dodd wants a super regulator to regulate banks and other financial institutions. That's like asking a fox to guard the henhouse. He and others in the Senate and the House want the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a department of the Treasury to regulate banks. It is and will be supervised by the political corrupt. Can you imagine the Bush Administration controlling the Bank Regulators? They would eliminate all banking regulations that did not please the big banks and the big contributors to political campaigns

To have the banking industry, one of the most important industries in our country to help foster business, to have it under the control of politicians is stunningly stupid, and a stunningly simplistic fix for what the House and Senate perpetuated in the first place.

Chris Dodd is supposedly on his way to defeat in the next elections for his blatant lies, lets hope he is gone before he can do more damage to the country. Senator Schummer of NY is an ally on this issue; time for him to go as well.

When lawyers become politicians, and get elected to either the house or senate, then you know that this country is in serious trouble. Economics professors who are bought and paid for by big banks are also problematic.

Grassley, Baucaus, and others in the Senate who owe their elections to the health care industry, are examples of why term limits are necessary to keep this country moving forward and the rich and wealthy from corrupting influence.

How about the politicos who have forgotten how to figure their taxes correctly and laugh it off when caught. If the framers of the tax code can't do it right, how are we, poor common citizens expected to get it right.

Then we have John Murtha, called one of the most corrupt politicians in the House or Senate for a number of years, continues on his merry way. The House and Senate have ethics laws that can't stop the corruption. Why should they, the go into office poor as their constituents and come out as wealthy as those who contribute to their re-election campaigns. And we thought Russia, China, Mexico were run by the corrupt.