Business and state are clearly highly linked in Russia...but not in the US...???!!

While I'm piling it on, are you nuts?! You don't see our little revolving door in every appointed position that exists? And who launders their money in political campaigns? You don't think those people expect a return on their investment? And worse still the dumbasses who only vote for the guy being pushed in their face? Man, you are right, further discussion is truly impossible. I think I've met another Chuck Todd..

And you don't think Putin is also profiting from the market shift? Oh Muurrrderr! The only people that will suffer are the Russians and those living around the area.

Damn! I'm still laughing at the first part of your post. You get a +5 Funny from me. I like your style... you fit right in with the rest of the crowd.

Who said anything about the US "government"? The government is muscle, that's it.

Hey, you're perfectly welcome to stick to your grade school fantasies all you want. If you want to see everything as a "conspiracy", that would be your issue. I see none at all. I only see nature at work, as she always has.

Dream on, the man needs you :-)

Well, you certainly have gone off the deep end...

Are you one of those people who go around saying that if you don't like Obama, you must be a republican?

More like a government without a government..

Anybody involved with these secret underground forces is not to be respected nor obeyed!!!

How many degrees of separation are required? Kevin Bacon is everywhere...

It is, kind of... an offer they can't refuse, either their brains or their signature would be on the contract...

There really is no reason to distinguish between republicans and democrats. The people who buy their positions for them are very pleased with their performance, and even more so with the performance of the voters who so faithfully reelect these carpetbaggers. It's all money well spent.

A huge difference if you ask me.

Yeah, if you still believe the fairy tale that the government needs a warrant for anything. Jeeze, man, all that stuff went out the window decades ago. Nobody gives a shit. They're still voting for the same rat bastards.

It's too bad. I know of no other site that respects the sanctity of the indelible, un-editable comment as well as Slashdot does. If I do find one, I'm there in a New York second. This place isn't long for the world.

It is the very definition of bourgeoisie... I hope somebody totals up all the carbon they put out getting there, all so nicely dressed, with their pretty signs. A media created event if there ever was one..

Yeah, well, since you've been playing the part of Chuck Todd all this time, there was never any point in calling this an "argument". The best I can do in such cases is just throw out a couple of cheap shots.

Yeah, so am I...

I'm sorry, this is abuse. You want the room down the hall.

"Purpose" is something you made up, not me. With or without makes no difference to me, so it is in nature.