Posted on 10/29/2008 7:49:02 AM PDT by rellimpank
Politics wasn't invented to be clean, positive and reassuring. It was invented so that one group could beat the holy hell out of another. To do that, they need money. Lots of it.
All told, candidates for the presidency have raised more than $1.5 billion since January 2007. This staggering sum is bound to arouse dismay in all high-minded people. And remember, we're not even counting those "independent" advocacy groups that are dredging the swamp for votes.
But before we get all moralistic about the state of the union, let's put these numbers in perspective. Americans spend around $8 billion a year on beauty products. They spend more than $45 billion on lottery tickets a year and another $4 billion or so on pornography.
Groups of you may get together and splurge on any number of mysterious diversions, from science fiction conventions to NASCAR. A citizen can buy as much frivolity, bliss and camaraderie as necessary or partake in (nearly) any form of free association and expression without constraint.
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One Billion was spent last year worldwide on cellphone ring tones.
I wonder how much of that was spent by people considered to be "living in poverty?"
One billion? People with jobs don’t have time to screw around with ring tones.
Even pornography has more redeeming social virtue than politicians.
Obama flip flopped on his promise to limit his spending. Spin that.
You stole my thought...LOL!!!
And also with porn...You know the F’ng you're going to get.
Maybe we should make politicians do a porn film before they get in office. That way we’ll know ahead of time if they are any good at screwing people.
Joe Biden would just claim they are being patriotic, paying taxes, not being greedy. And when you take 95% of their winnings, that too is being patriotic.
With all of the cellphone videos that college kids are sending to each other these days, that will be the case within a generation.
One billion is equal to about 1700 average California homes. Not even a big subdivision.
A billion ain’t what it used to be.
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