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MR. FIXIT

Exit polls say that 'corruption' was a driving force in the recent election.

Well, sure.

That is what I would say too. Also motherhood and apple pie.

Few are even going to mention some other hot buttons. Iraq. Medical problems. Too contentious.

Some reformers are already thinking that the new Democratic leadership should do something to deal with ethics and all that.

I have to use the NRA analogy again.

Rules don't make people good; personal integrity does.

I really think that there are fucking enough rules.

Corruption is timeless.

Power leads to corruption. But you can't do anything about it.

Term limits help but term limits hurt in other places.

So let it alone.

Get us out of Iraq.

Retract the bad environmental laws and deal with global warming.

Reset the minimum wage.

Take away the tax favoritism.

Stuff like that.

You can't legislate ethics. Besides, it just encourages the lawyers and accountants and they don't need any encouragement.

Lobbyists? They are like roaches. They will be here after all of the rest of us are gone.

Besides they do some good. I give money to the gay lobbies and the Nature Conservatory and a few others. All have lobbying operations.

What they mean is our lobbyists are OK but yours are crooks.