tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post8366269171477686996..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: Another note from the lobbyist-free Obama Administration: lobbyists helping write health care reformSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-58849132371295273552009-07-25T22:29:18.000-04:002009-07-25T22:29:18.000-04:00Dana,
1) I am pointing out the hypocrisy of the c...Dana,<br /><br />1) I am pointing out the hypocrisy of the candidates who purport to be "for the little people" while accepting millions in lobbyist money. Had Barack Obama not made the repeated campaign promise to keep his administration lobbyist-free I would have no bone to pick here.<br /><br />2) You fall into the fallacy of assuming that, having identified a problem I must choose only the solution you favor--State-funded elections.<br /><br />Frankly, it is the State that has created the two-party duopoly and frozen out all third parties from meaningful participation.<br /><br />At the moment, I have little problem with the relatively instant accessibility to the knowledge of who has bought whom.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-53112223334495133772009-07-25T19:29:41.805-04:002009-07-25T19:29:41.805-04:00So you don't like lobbyist giving money to pol...So you don't like lobbyist giving money to political candidates, eh? Well, why don't you put your support where your mouth is by supporting publicly funded elections? That way we can substantially reduce the influence of big business on government.Delaware Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619357338844485803noreply@blogger.com