Corrupt Washington Changes? One of my big questions is about the recent explosion (and it was already too big and way out of hand, that is why we are in the mess we are in today) of health care and financial lobbyists inside "the beltway."
How will "We The People" (you remember them don't you, their concerns are suppose to come before the insurance, big pharma, and financial markets) keep the lobbyists from passing out the bucks to those trying to reform (put teeth AND fairness back into the financial system, and reform health care)?
As far as I can tell, one of our best shots (and a place to watch the best dogged questioning regarding these concerns going forward), will be Dylan Ratigan. He used to the man in the middle (moderator) on Fast Money, but he left that show on CNBC and is scheduled to start his own program M-F in the morning hours on MSNBC.
Before you conservatives go to ":MSNBC is in the Dems camp" well, do me and yourself one favor. Tivo, record, or if you are at home, tune in, and watch how Ratigan will be asking the really hard, tough question, and I promise you he will be asking them to both sides of the aisles.
He was doing that very thing this morning as he sat in on the Morning Joe set. He has a way of stopping the person from being question from drifting towards the usual talking points and directs them back to what he asked (before they can put you to sleep with the same old rhetoric).
No one is perfect, as far as being free from leaning one way or the other, but Ratigan (as far as EFFECTIVE interviewers go) is as close as I have seen.
He is biting at the bit to get to asking questions about all of these lobbyists and what role they are trying to play in shaping new policies. My problem with lobbyists, besides the fact that they corrupt the governing process by passing out dollars, is that I didn't vote for them, so I DO NOT want them being the ones doing the governing, even if it is behind the scenes.
Do you agree with me that ALL LOBBYISTS should be outlawed, and if they must be a part of the process, let the House and Senate work an extra week each session, and have them put forth their issues before Congress, and the American public (and leave that "walking around" money out of the mix totally)?
ram456456: EXCELLENT answer! How refreshing to actually get a well thought out response, instead of the usual smarmy one liners that are of absolutely no value to anyone, not even the small minded people who dredge them up.
How will "We The People" (you remember them don't you, their concerns are suppose to come before the insurance, big pharma, and financial markets) keep the lobbyists from passing out the bucks to those trying to reform (put teeth AND fairness back into the financial system, and reform health care)?
As far as I can tell, one of our best shots (and a place to watch the best dogged questioning regarding these concerns going forward), will be Dylan Ratigan. He used to the man in the middle (moderator) on Fast Money, but he left that show on CNBC and is scheduled to start his own program M-F in the morning hours on MSNBC.
Before you conservatives go to ":MSNBC is in the Dems camp" well, do me and yourself one favor. Tivo, record, or if you are at home, tune in, and watch how Ratigan will be asking the really hard, tough question, and I promise you he will be asking them to both sides of the aisles.
He was doing that very thing this morning as he sat in on the Morning Joe set. He has a way of stopping the person from being question from drifting towards the usual talking points and directs them back to what he asked (before they can put you to sleep with the same old rhetoric).
No one is perfect, as far as being free from leaning one way or the other, but Ratigan (as far as EFFECTIVE interviewers go) is as close as I have seen.
He is biting at the bit to get to asking questions about all of these lobbyists and what role they are trying to play in shaping new policies. My problem with lobbyists, besides the fact that they corrupt the governing process by passing out dollars, is that I didn't vote for them, so I DO NOT want them being the ones doing the governing, even if it is behind the scenes.
Do you agree with me that ALL LOBBYISTS should be outlawed, and if they must be a part of the process, let the House and Senate work an extra week each session, and have them put forth their issues before Congress, and the American public (and leave that "walking around" money out of the mix totally)?
ram456456: EXCELLENT answer! How refreshing to actually get a well thought out response, instead of the usual smarmy one liners that are of absolutely no value to anyone, not even the small minded people who dredge them up.