Subtitle this blog “Bexar County Public Policy: of “democracy” and for the more lucid, the Koch Brothers,among the most secretive mean-spirited, hypocritical oligarchs who bring us their twisted, tortured, tormented version of reality leading to Texas Red (and well you know the rest….)”
Are there no good people in politics? Some did start out that waya. Some naively thought they might be able to make a difference, for the good. In the end survival, pride, ego and the ludicrous notion that the system just can’t survive without them take over.
The founders of this republic, troubled as they were, did have some valid ideas. Among those was a distaste for political parties.
Today political parties are “gangs by another means.” Life is that way. Just as the various components within our society form gangs (e.g. law enforcement, DEA, FBI, NSA) with those with whom they most closely ally so it is with those who seek to hold public office. In the end however, the allegiance of the office holder is misplaced. Instead of supporting those who voted for them they support the special interest---the most special being money.
That is a root cause of our “political” dysfunction.
Hasta Siempre,
More:
The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win
Chances are you've never heard of Charles and David Koch. The brothers own Koch Industries, a Kansas-based conglomerate that operates oil refineries in several states and is the company behind brands including Brawny paper towels, Dixie cups, Georgia-Pacific lumber, Lycra fibers and Stainmaster carpet. Forbes ranks Koch Industries as the second-largest privately held company in the U.S. — and the Koch brothers themselves? They're worth billions.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129425186
Covert Operations
The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer
Filmmaker Says Katrina No Natural Disaster
Hurricane Katrina, and the destruction it wrought, are often referred to as a natural disaster. Think again, says actor Harry Shearer. In his documentary, The Big Uneasy, Shearer says much of the destruction in New Orleans was man-made and preventable -- and largely the fault of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129451954
Carter secures release of U.S. prisoner….
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_nkorea_carter_prisoner
in my grandparent’s day “los rinches”(texas rangers) were just an institutionalized lynchmob (terrorists) some things just don’t change I guess….
State obscures elite Texas Rangers' border work
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100826/ap_on_re_us/us_ranger_recon
America the Beautiful? Texas Red; fatal and spreading
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-18764-San-Antonio-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2010m6d5-America-the-Beautiful-Texas-Red-fatal-and-spreading
Runaway Drone Violated Capital Airspace
DENVER (Aug. 26) -- A military drone that was supposed to be remotely controlled broke off contact with its operators and wandered into restricted airspace around the nation's capital, the military has revealed.
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/miltary-says-runaway-drone-violated-capital-airspace/19610001
Corruption Tie in Afghanistan Has Echoes of CIA's Past
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/corruption-ties-in-afghanistan-echo-cias-dirty-past/19609570
CIA making secret payments to members of Karzai administration
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082606776.html?wpisrc=nl_politics
Walker Report
http://walkerreport.blogspot.com/
San Antonio Politics (or not)
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics
Visit www.DontGetRolled.org to learn more!
Stewart RIPS Glenn Beck's Civil Rights Rally: 'I Have A Scheme'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/27/stewart-beck-rally-civil-rights_n_696758.html
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