tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4306587575934550179..comments2024-03-19T01:44:25.748-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Around the blogsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-63274814898065877262010-09-29T20:36:27.098-05:002010-09-29T20:36:27.098-05:00hand it to Authur, politicians have become the mod...hand it to Authur, politicians have become the moderator, the referee, the ticket seller, the witch doctor.<br /> corporations may have a seat at the table but the politicians decide who eats what.brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59077811651616523302010-09-29T18:35:29.067-05:002010-09-29T18:35:29.067-05:00This is a government of the people, by the people,...This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer. It is a<br />government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations.<br />- Rutherford B. Hayes, 1876Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72701407896244812102010-09-29T13:12:08.551-05:002010-09-29T13:12:08.551-05:00Corporations buy political favors when politicians...Corporations buy political favors when politicians have become so powerful that they can choose who wins and who loses in the corporate world.<br /><br />Why go through the hassle of out-performing your rivals when you can just buy a bureaucrat to kneecap them for you.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289639279717534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-35760834168689093152010-09-29T10:14:46.088-05:002010-09-29T10:14:46.088-05:00There is a point there, and it's not a new one...There is a point there, and it's not a new one. Recall President Eisenhower's parting shots, 50 years ago, against the military-industrial complex, essentially warning of the same problem.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361125848729377343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69376778680835257652010-09-29T09:17:22.777-05:002010-09-29T09:17:22.777-05:00After reading the out-takes you just printed, one ...After reading the out-takes you just printed, one has to wonder what world those tools are living on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com