A BLOODLESS "SOLUTION"??

"Follow the Money"

Amid talk of "term limits', "leaderless revolution", "get the money out of politics", and other some-such in our run-up to the 2012 election, I'm reminded of an interview I watched of "Bad Barry" Goldwater as he was retiring from the Senate.  I met Barry at a reception in Los Angeles, sponsored by the French Embassy.  (More stories on me and Barry in a later blog).

In the interview, on T.V., the interviewer asked Barry what he thought of Lyndon (Liddby Biddy) Johnson.  His answer was something to the effect of:  "He entered politics a very poor man and left politics a very rich man.  Our system is not supposed to work that way."

From the mouth of Barry, these many years later, comes our solution!  We now have the computing power to run a check on the net worth of every elected member of government, to include the Supreme Court members who are "placed" by elected members.  Establish the base at the time they entered, determine their net worth now (or when they left office).  The difference, minus their legitimate salary, can be considered "graft".  Those still alive should be made to explain the difference, return the difference, or face jail.

Simple, easy to do, and we will "get the money out of politics".  AND YOU CAN BET IT WILL NEVER RETURN!

Stay Vigilant!

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