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In reply to the discussion: Senators and Congresscritters Deserve to Suffer. But Their Constituents Don’t. [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)You want to give them a fish. They need to be taught to fish, by which I mean doing whatever is necessary to get sane representation in Congress - recalls, impeachment, what have you.
If we send them money, by the time the ink is dry on the check, which will have my tax money in it, the stupid hag that runs that state, the senators, the OK House delegation, and all of hate radio will already be back to bashing liberals, Dems, "the government", and the president, and probably his wife and Hillary too, up to and including calling for their assassinations.
Anyone who has raised children and read anything about basic psychology knows that when bad behavior is rewarded, or ignored, it escalates. Giving terrorists like Inhofe money is very bad politics. It is the moral equivalent of rubbing a kid's head when you find him strangling the cat. That kid needs to be rescued before he turns into a serial killer. The teabaggers already are bloodthirsty sociopaths. It is time to try to limit the damage they do from here on. If you can think of some OTHER way to get them to stop destroying the country, I am all ears.
Edit: BTW the KeystoneXL will also go through there, mainly at the behest of the Kock Bros. When that blows, who do you think is going to pay the bill? Yep, the same old Blue State Donors.