Politics is business. It's always been this way. For most of history, only the wealthy could vote, and all sorts of schemes were used to keep "the poor" from

Politics is business. It's always been this way. For most of history, only the wealthy could vote, and all sorts of schemes were used to keep "the poor" from exercising any political power whatsoever, besides pitchforks and the guillotine of course. As long as those whom become elected accept large sums of money from individuals whom expect as least some quid pro quo for their "investment", I just can't see how anyone is surprised that this is the system we get. "The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations." - Thomas Jefferson This issue has been forever with us.