 masbury says: Long-term power-mongers like this merit close scrutiny. Raw power-seeking itself is corrupt, whether from a Republican or a Democrat. Politicians and morals - rarely seen. Murtha sounds a bit like the Alaskan bloke. I'm sure the Republicans are gleeful since he punched them in face over the Iraq war. But if he is corrupt, so be it. I don't get "greed". I don't understand why people with so much want more, but then again, I've never been THAT well off. Power and corruption are just too close together.  Some of these politicians use greed as a conduit to power, or sell their influence just to prove that they have clout. Consider Tom DeLay - he was so proud of his power and its misuse that he reveled in his nickname of "The Hammer". In one of his novels (sorry, I'm not going to reread them all to find it, but it may have been "The Fountains of Paradise"), Arthur C. Clarke put forth the speculation that the only people who deserved to hold public office were those who didn;t want it and had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the halls of power (provided, of course, they were qualified). “Why experiment on animals when there are so many politicians around?” — James Kemsley[/q... Jorjor: Both of those quotes are spot on!!: Arthur C. Clarke put forth the speculation that the only people whoAnd my favorite: “Why experiment on animals when there are so many politicians around?” — James KemsleyBrilliant!  I collect quotes. It's a semi-hobby. Seems to me that power is simply not good for people. It's an argument for term limits - to keep individuals from becoming too powerful, knowing that most of us, entrusted with power, end up smaller than we began. The mayor here in New York is messing with the term limits. I think they are there for a reason too, and i don't think they should be able to get around it. |
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