Woman: I hear the FBI's looking into emails and some extramarital affair Washington Do's and Don'ts: Some things shouldn't be said while people are dining.
Term limits would have done NOTHING in the current scandals. They’ve done nothing positive where they’ve been tried. If you want turnover, the solution is to let candidates compete on a level playing field — eliminate gerrymandering, limit campaign contributions — not “affirmitive action” style firing of everyone regardless of competence.
Lobbyists ‘help’ the veterans more than the freshmen. The veterans are the ones who filter and guide legislation, often written by lobbyists. -Witness Medicare Part D. That was no freshman mistake.-With regard to lobbyists and Congress, every legislator and all of their staff should be prohibited from ever becoming a registered lobbyist. Pretty simple solution. Not easy, but very straightforward. -If you’re going to work in or for Congress, you can’t lobby them afterward. That will absolutely eliminate certain kinds of bribes that lobbyists can offer.-Of course, Congressional insider trading needs to be eliminated, as well.
jonesb over 11 years ago
They’re also doing all the stuff they’ve made it illegal for us to do.
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
The true Washington contest: FBI v CIA over your privacy.
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
Well. at least we don’t have to worry about finding Republicans with other women.
Fourcrows over 11 years ago
“I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately.” - Mark Twain
ARodney over 11 years ago
Term limits would have done NOTHING in the current scandals. They’ve done nothing positive where they’ve been tried. If you want turnover, the solution is to let candidates compete on a level playing field — eliminate gerrymandering, limit campaign contributions — not “affirmitive action” style firing of everyone regardless of competence.
walruscarver2000 over 11 years ago
Maybe, and I know this is radical thinking, maybe we should get rid of the lobbyist.(last I heard,they outnumbered the members of congress.)
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
Lobbyists ‘help’ the veterans more than the freshmen. The veterans are the ones who filter and guide legislation, often written by lobbyists. -Witness Medicare Part D. That was no freshman mistake.-With regard to lobbyists and Congress, every legislator and all of their staff should be prohibited from ever becoming a registered lobbyist. Pretty simple solution. Not easy, but very straightforward. -If you’re going to work in or for Congress, you can’t lobby them afterward. That will absolutely eliminate certain kinds of bribes that lobbyists can offer.-Of course, Congressional insider trading needs to be eliminated, as well.
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
No Sex Please, We’re Republicans.