I wish that I could be as sanguine as you regarding the level of function of our institutions. The latest Taibbi piece, this on the massive lobbying efforts to kill financial reform, is well worth reading.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/;kw=[36899,157778]
The marching wing for all of that money is the people you mention- who are on call to be mobilized to provide "popular" support against the gubmint and socialists destroying America by placing any limits on Goldman et al.
Congess aside, the SC also seems a bit suspect after the Citizens United case- grand triumph for the 30 year bait and switch effort to stuff the court with anti-abortion catholics who were actually sent to deliver ultimate power to corporations- again- deft strategic use of a well intentioned popular movement to secure power.
For the trifecta, what can you say about the Executive following the tragic 16 years of the two cut-out figure, character actor baby boomer presidents who were both plucked from obscurity when the corporate money started to stick to their backs and made them
front runners?
fwiw, h
JR
