you may say enron, but to say the entire military
industrial complex is painting a broad stroke which
may be including many companies that are very honestly
run. so i'd ask to to name a few companies by name and
just say what they are guilty of. the same would be
true of the unions. if you don't like a particular
union name names and just what they are guilty of. no
broad statements that are just cliches used by one
party or the other. just the facts mam, just the
facts. contributing money is not a crime. and most
large business gives to both parties because it is
more or less protection money.
  the microsoft antitrust suits main reason for being
was not to protect consumers, but, becouse up to that
time microsolf did not give to either party. they did
not pay and the government come down on them like the
mafia. again if the feds were limited as the
constitution envisioned,....

--- "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Interesting.  While Labor unions definitely have a
> seedy element, they are
> no worse than some of the other characters are the
> other politicos are
> hanging with, may I name a few such as Enron, the
> entire military industrial
> complex, etc.  Pharmaceutical companies are some of
> the largest contributers
> to both political parties and look at some of the
> shady dealings they do.
> For example, deliberately closing a plant in
> Michigan (even with the usual
> tax incentives) because Michigan doesn't have enough
> Pfizer drugs on their
> Medicaid formulary.
>
> You can't do politics in Ohio, Chicago, or many
> towns without getting
> involved with the Mafia or Unions.  Just like you
> can't do politics in
> Florida without the realtors and developers.
>
> Beth t the OT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> Subject: Re: civil war, was re. earthquake
>
>
> Dennis K. is from the industrial northeast sector of
> Ohio.  He was/is a very
> liberal democrat and the bulk of his constituency is
> labor and minorities.
> Congressman Kucinich has had ties with some very
> seedy characters (e.g.
> Youngstown mafiosa)--especially when he was involved
> in local and state
> politics.  Even if I were liberal in my politics, I
> would be wary of Dennis
> and any other democrat that had roots in the
> organized labor element of
> northeast Ohio.
>
> KC


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