Ag In Ok said:
I now have a strong suspicion that just about everyone in DC knows who to call if they want to buy votes. What i don't know is how rampant the practice really is.
Though i wouldn't expect Dan Crenshaw to buy votes, i wouldn't be surprised if he came across someone who proposed the idea to him or to his staff. I use his name solely as an example - i doubt he bought a single vote but i would expect someone may have pitched a deal to his team. Now imagine what happens at the big table - does Mitch McConnel play the game? Did AOC play, or someone on her behalf? Did a D senator in a republican state? Or a republican governor of a D state?
I wouldn't be surprised at anything now - so audit the whole damn thing.
You know if some D's are doing it, there are damn sure some R's playing the game as well. The lust for power/control exists across the spectrum and the average politician trades in 'moral flexibility'.
I think both sides have people in 3 categories: crooked, indifferent, and 'clean' (so-to-speak). For example: I vehemently disagree with almost everything Bernie says, but I don't think he is in the "crooked" column. If he was, he would have been the nominee instead of Hillary. He isn't clean either. He falls in the 'indifferent' category because he puts ideology over honesty.
This is why I support the judges ruling about opening the books on the AZ auditors. Although its sole purpose is to do everything to discredit the auditors and not the results, it is necessary for complete transparency. Just as they should open the books on the SoS, Sheriff, and members of the MCB. All facts on the table and let them speak for themself. R,D or I.....break the law, go to jail.