I wish it really was just about health care

Mr. Maven decided that he wanted to weigh in on this volatile, and contentious topic:

The real issue is whether our elected politicians can even do the right thing for their country and constituents, or are they so deeply indebted to special insterest groups ( lobbyists ) for campaign contributions that they are held hostage by campaign contributions trumping ‘doing the right thing’.

Another way to phrase this: Are we still capable of self-governance? Or, have we thrown in the towel to mob rule driven by corporations and their shills from ‘K’ Street?

We have a leaderless political party (the GOP) , mistakenly referred to as ‘conservative’, that has only one agenda. It is to make certain the present administration fails, no matter the cost to society or country. I have not yet heard one solution or suggestion from these people. Just fault finding, outrageous deception and venomous lies

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The 'Wrecking Crew' that nearly took down America

What is maven reading now?

“The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule” by Thomas Frank, and she’s absolutely loving it. The time just flies by on the treadmill, reading this engaging, yet important book. I enjoy books written by journalists, since they’re so readable ( Hemingway was first a reporter) and this one is.

Frank completely, and with dark humor, dissects the so-called conservative revolution so that we can finally see it for the completly cynical sham that it is, and better understand why it’s currently in a death spiral.

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