In our government we have two obscene features.

One is the lobbying system which is nothing less than graft and corruption. The ability to buy and sell the people we send to Washington is downright shameful.

Equally disgusting is the addition of "pork" to bills that should pass or fail on their own merit. Recently our congressman voted down a bill designed, hopefully, to rescue this country's chaotic financial mess. When a second bill was introduced, Congressman Thompson found it more palatable when he added millions of "pork" for the race car industry. Whatever happened to ethics? Why do we tolerate this type of chicanery?

Keep this in mind when you are at the polls.
 
Johnny Carney lives in Kelseyville.

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