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Spazito

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2. All too often, politicians end up trading their principles for retaining power and influence...
Fri Aug 14, 2015, 09:56 AM
Aug 2015

it starts small, 'if you vote for my bill....(something they oppose), I will vote for your bill (something they feel will be for the 'greater good')' and grows from there. Once someone moves their bottom line it becomes easier and easier to justify in their own minds it's still for the 'greater good', imo.

Opportunism on that level puts you in bad company Hydra Aug 2015 #1
All too often, politicians end up trading their principles for retaining power and influence... Spazito Aug 2015 #2
100% Spacedog1973 Aug 2015 #3
He was an aide for John Sherman Cooper DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #4
I agree with this assessment BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #5
So did David Horowitz. Maybe it was extra credit for college students at the time? Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #6
I just love ya! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #8
he is also married to an Asian woman JI7 Aug 2015 #7
So did Joe Lieberman! Number23 Aug 2015 #9
So it's like JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #10
And Charlton Heston DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #11
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