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2008-01-15 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by www 2008-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Correct.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-15 09:27|| 2008-01-15 09:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Among our problems is that money and the accumulation of same is critical for all office holders.
Therefore, the only chance of gaining a great leader is if a rich man or woman comes along who is also honest, moral, and noble.
We need to get the money out of politics.

Posted by wxjames 2008-01-15 12:06|| 2008-01-15 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Only one of candidates gives the Reagan mantle the repect it deserves: Fred Thompson. He declines the mantle because he knows just how much respect it deserves. But he does still consistently carry the cause and core beleifs foreward.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-01-15 12:49|| 2008-01-15 12:49|| Front Page Top

#4 The best way to get the money out of politics is to get the pervasiveness of politics out of our lives. If so much weren't at stake, no one would feel the need to pay. And fewer people would be in it for the power.

Of course, being a Senator has its perks, and what self-respecting Senator is going to voluntarily give them all up?

Posted by eLarson 2008-01-15 13:22|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2008-01-15 13:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The electorate gets the leadership it deserves. One chance of getting a great leader is for more of us to recover our former greatness, not an easy task.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-01-15 23:39|| 2008-01-15 23:39|| Front Page Top