There's something rotten in Washington

[Cobalt-60]

And I don't mean junior's laundry basket.
Some unseen force is compelling Democrats to kiss Republicon ass.
During the Viet Nam conflict a similar rotten smell was wafting from the War Profiteer stocks accumulating inside the legislators' financial portfolios.
I suggest that at least part of the current smell has the same source.
Given the ruthless nature of the lawless fascists in the White House there are other possibilities.
Physical threats against the legislators and their families are a possibility.
Threats of punitive prosecution of those legislators and their families from the corrupted DOJ are also possible.
I think the most likely cause of the stench is financial. All of our politicians are of necessity bread heads. And the Republicons corporate masters have plenty of loaves to distribute.
We need to find out which of our politicians have fat slices of Haliburton or Remington in their wallet. Or perhaps which ones significant others might be loaded with them.
Remember that LBJs wife was packing a fat load of Remington during Viet Nam.
If it happened once, it will happen again.

[southerncrone]

1. Excellent parallel.

Our political system is soooo broken. Not only is it morally dead, it is ONLY run on $. We might as well face the fact that we "less fortunate" are now powerless to effect our futures, unless we MARRY WEALTH!

[Vilis Veritas]

2. It is not just the Republicans that have corporate masters.

There are 80 PMC's in Iraq, you cite 2 contractors...there are many more. The depth and breadth is so far-reaching that it will never be fully discovered. There is only one answer. Throw them all out.

Corporate Oligarchy. Complicit Congress.

Throw them all out and start anew. Only answer left.