Sadly all civic responsiblity has eroded for most. Pride in our country and elected officals is at a all time low as well. If there is going to be a turn around, that is where it needs to start.

As with all federal spending, eliminate the waste and fraud and see where we are. Spending by the miltary in particular I would guess is full of waste. Every dollar invested in oversight will be paid back ten fold.

I think you are all silly. How can anyone defend either party? They both are driven by the next election, not what is good for the country.

Many people think that prostitution is only legal in Nevada. It is not only legal, but a way of life in DC. There are over 50,000 registered johns (lobbyists) and over 500 prostitutes to service THEM. The next two election cycles, the only acceptable result will be a complete turn over of congress and the oval office.

Today, Jerry Brown signed a law allowing illegal immigrants access to state funded college aid. Either it is illegal or not. Quit sending mixed signals.

Does the tax kick in before or after the loopholes, before or after the shelters are used, before or after the write offs? This is how a broken tax code is accomplished. The time has come to overhaul the tax code from top to bottom. We need a simplified tax code where everyone pays their fair share and millionares can't hide their income, as well as not having 40 or 50 percent of working people not paying anything at all.

All lobby activity should be posted on a .gov website that contains the following:

Amount of money given.

The request made by the lobbyist in exchange for the bribe, I mean donation.

The voting record of the member regarding the request for the past 12 months.

A follow up 12 months after the donation of the voting record of the elected official on related legislation.

The process of lobbying our government has such a potential of corruption that it needs to be the most transparent, scrutinized and watched activity that any politician does.

1) Fix the broken tax code.
2) Invest in oversight, eliminate fraud.
3) Stop the wasteful spending (wars, pork projects that are used to buy votes.)
4) Invest in the infrastructure.

Now, for the life of me, I can't understand those who think a increase in revenue will be spent wisely or used to reduce the debt by politicians.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/edi...

That doesn't seem to fit what Warren Buffet said.

David, let me remind you that it was at this point that Bush stood under a banner on a carrier that proclaimed mission accomplished. There are massive amounts of weapons, including chemical, spreading through Libya and many groups with evil intentions will be very active trying to aquire power. I hope this will be a quick resolution but I suspect we are years away from massive oil production in Libya