Sen. Barack Obama promised to curb lobbyists' influence from his first day as president. This is the first time a major party presidential candidate has made taking on the wealthy corporate special interest's control of government, a part of their campaign platform. It is a very refreshing and encouraging 5 thumbs up move.
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Changing parties in the majority of Congress in the election of 2006 changed nothing in our government. Nor did it change America's ever dimming future. The reason is that the Democratic Party is held hostage to the same forces which caused the Republican Party to fail as the one party of majority. The truth is, though Republicans had the majority in government, they were not in control. Just as Democrats will not be in control, even IF they win the Presidency in '08 and acquire a filibuster proof majority in Congress.
Special interests in the form of lobbyists and wealthy campaign donors are, by definition, different than the common interests of the American population. One need look no further than this difference to explain why our borders were not secured with dispatch after the 9/11 attacks. The majority of Americans assumed border security after 9/11 would be a no brainer. Yet, more than 5 years after 9/11, we have borders which are still as insecure and porous as on Sept. 10, 2001.
Iraq cost Republicans control of Congress with the help of growing numbers of scandals. American voters were behind Republicans on Iraq, until Republicans failed to live up to expectations in the aftermath of invading Iraq. The same scenario is shaping up for Democrats owning the disappointment over immigration and global climate change.
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