The institutional party is still running the circus
so, clearly, there is something stopping the voters from reversing the situation. Or am I missing something?
The institutional party is still running the circus
and then follow immediately with
It is the voters' responsibility to oversee their politicians and vote them out when they screw up.
Are you arguing that this government is a closed loop, or that it is not a closed loop?
My contention is that it is a "mostly closed" loop, and that recycling all of the bums, while insufficient, is a useful component of an overall solution.
People cash out of real involvement because they feel government is a closed loop. You go swapping out the bastards more frequently, and two things are likely to occur:
* Greater involvement in voting, and
* Less systemic lock, as the big grabs (PATRIOT Act, ObamaCare) get harder to go after.
You don't sell Cheetos in a box that says Corn Flakes.
Now, if we get a fat government loan and pay the DNC kickback, we can Cheeto the system at the expense of the Corny Flakes who think this country is still a representative democracy. You don't need real products in The Age of Connections.
Who the fuck cares?? Abuse is abuse.
So, just a Mellencamp tune, then?
people don't give a damn about 'John Doe' until they become a target
So you seem to imply that there is substantial "there" about which to give a damn?
Instapundit likes to link about prosecutorial abuse in general, but I haven't seen much other than WI where they run around like loose cannons and muzzle the targets.
Were those prosecutors conservatives operating against liberals, mind you, the Codpiece Media would be wall-to-wall with reporting about it.
8 Catfish = 1 Octo-puss
