tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514703016498961093.post148621007084465034..comments2024-01-21T13:41:55.986-05:00Comments on The Real Muck: On buying a presidency David Ettlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858701708865222941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514703016498961093.post-75013499912932199372012-11-10T22:21:11.021-05:002012-11-10T22:21:11.021-05:00I saw a post on FB today that sums it up nicely:
...I saw a post on FB today that sums it up nicely:<br /><br />Obama: $1.83 spent per vote; <br /><br />Romney: $6.35 spent per vote.MitchHellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049328242740693506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514703016498961093.post-21566291746409530682012-11-08T00:09:02.058-05:002012-11-08T00:09:02.058-05:00I still have the classy-looking invitations to th...I still have the classy-looking invitations to the inauguration I got for working on the LBJ campaign when I was a kid.<br /><br />But I don't think the man who created the Simpson-Bowles Commission, fought to extend the the Iraq war deadline (though he thankfully failed), and did everything he could to avoid single-payer (or even a public option) for health insurance is a guy who shares my values.<br /><br />I'm praying for more gridlock on the Grand Bargain to wreck Social Security.Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514703016498961093.post-38030118034007185782012-11-07T19:44:28.813-05:002012-11-07T19:44:28.813-05:00I had the same perspective. I saw some articles o...I had the same perspective. I saw some articles outlining the massive jolts of cash that industry barons injected into the Romney campaign, compared to the "micropayments" made by everyday folks.<br /><br />I donated $12 - $3 on four occasions, all of them contests to have dinner with the Pres or attend a party at a star's house. Make it into a contest with a unique prize, and I'm in.nojusticephotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908483432987233239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8514703016498961093.post-28371495828167316262012-11-07T15:31:54.470-05:002012-11-07T15:31:54.470-05:00Yup; those were the same names on email in 2 mailb...Yup; those were the same names on email in 2 mailboxes. Although the minimum mentioned was $3. ;-)<br /><br />I'm thinking of archiving those messages.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01347115855111060618noreply@blogger.com