Re:Google, once disdainful of lobbying, now a master of Wash...
by snowwrestler on Sunday April 13, 2014 @03:32PM
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If money always wins in Washington, why isn't there drilling in ANWR right now? I picked that example for a reason.
Because everything costs money, it's possible for every side of every argument in Washington to level accusations of corruption. That does not mean that they are all right.
And, money is hardly the only corrupting influence in human affairs. Religion, racism, sexism, xenophobia, environmentalism, empathy, and a whole host of other emotions and beliefs power the fights at the federal level. In fact the adjudication of these competing beliefs is the express purpose of our system of government.
Because everything costs money, it's possible for every side of every argument in Washington to level accusations of corruption. That does not mean that they are all right.
And, money is hardly the only corrupting influence in human affairs. Religion, racism, sexism, xenophobia, environmentalism, empathy, and a whole host of other emotions and beliefs power the fights at the federal level. In fact the adjudication of these competing beliefs is the express purpose of our system of government.