From: thoeryofmoralsentiments@msn.com   
      
   Fun fact - did you know Adam Smith, the hero to many people on Economic   
   matters from the publication of his book "The Wealth Of Nations"   
   actually thought his better book was "The Theory Of Moral Sentiments".   
      
   All of the following post is my opinion.  Anything that looks like a   
   factual statement is still just my opinion.   
      
   The other day I was act a function where I heard and participated in The   
   Pledge of Allegiance.  I don't want any of this to be political but that   
   did bring a tear to my eyes.  (I personally would like us to have more   
   than a 2 party system).   
      
   If Koch, Murdoch and their money keep paying to daily subvert the US   
   Government, as they have for 30 years - we will end up never believing   
   (as a whole) in the USA.  OF COURSE the government has problems - it can   
   get too big, lets fight fraud, abuse and waste all the no brainer stuff   
   .. but it makes economic sense (besides morally) to have a good   
   functioning Government.   
      
   Historians know the USA has never been perfect but if someone with Koch   
   or Murdochs money would have always made a drum beat over each and every   
   mistake on the news 24/7 we'd have never gotten past 1776!   
      
   As Koch and Murdoch pays daily to hammer the US Government WHO defends   
   the Government and mentions DAILY WHAT THEY DO RIGHT?   
      
   I like a safe country (defense), clean water, clean food, safe cars,   
   safe consumer products, decent roads, good air and have appreciated how   
   blessed this Nation as been by having a Strong Government for over 250   
   years.   
      
   Besides the erroneous Economic idea that we MUST ALWAYS HAVE GROWTH for   
   the US to prosper, that we haven't pushed for FAIR TRADE in World Trade   
   overall we're not doing to bad.   
      
   In reading of things like "The Financial Times", "The Economist" and   
   watching Bloomberg TV have led me to seriously believe most economists   
   think - yes deregulation and lack of enforced Federal Laws led us close   
   to a depression.  It also looks to me from these reading that we should   
   have had more  GOOD infrastructure stimulus, bigger deficits (for now)   
   to get us out of this.  I realize these are complicated arguments not   
   great for 'pithy one liners'.   
      
   Of course the constant drum beat of Koch and Murdoch disagree with the   
   Government doing anything and particularly anything that might cost them   
   more in taxes.  Again they hurt the USA and the belief in America.   
      
   This looked a bit far fetched to me but thought it might prove to be   
   interesting -   
   Two Supreme Court Judges, Fox News People, some big business names etc   
   and a Koch private party ...   
      
   http://technorati.com/politics/article/a-citizens-united-conspir   
   cy-were-supreme/page-1/   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)