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45. The end of special interest groups, lobbyist and the rotating door to Wall Street

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 09:42 PM

Aug 2014

would be a good start. Also, maybe be a little mad that the CIA was spying on them? Maybe a lot mad and NO MORE of that reading a kid's book and wasting 26 billion dollars for Kabuki theater!

Trust? Sure it is on the money. Not much else.

What else ya got?

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Live blogging: What would you like to see Congress working on? [View all] kellywestlund Aug 2014 OP

Their letters of resignation. n/t DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #1

Great idea! kellywestlund Aug 2014 #7

Anything. Glassunion Aug 2014 #2

Your name could have been glassreunion, but then that would be something entirely DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #3

Phonics Glassunion Aug 2014 #14

That wasn't "Beatles"? DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #17

Sorry. Doing this from my phone. Glassunion Aug 2014 #21

Ill eagles. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #50

I get those answers all the time. :) kellywestlund Aug 2014 #4

hopefully wont be so necessary after november. mopinko Aug 2014 #9

Lowering healthcare costs by allowing naturally occurring substances to be used to treat DocwillCuNow Aug 2014 #15

Drugs & Medications - magnesium chloride oral RKP5637 Aug 2014 #32

Everything. Iggo Aug 2014 #5

taking care of our natural resources is important to us all here. mopinko Aug 2014 #6

Conservation ethic kellywestlund Aug 2014 #13

extractive industries mopinko Aug 2014 #20

do you have an idea what sea level rise would mean for your area? mopinko Aug 2014 #33

The sea rise would have to get past Niagra for it to matter up here. sybylla Aug 2014 #62

yeah, i am on lake michigan. mopinko Aug 2014 #65

knr, peeps. mopinko Aug 2014 #8

Infrastructure Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 #10

Misread that the first time. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #22

Infrastructure csziggy Aug 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author kellywestlund Aug 2014 #18

YES. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #39

Agree. femmocrat Aug 2014 #43

Infrastructure, economy, climate change prep, JaneyVee Aug 2014 #12

Is that all? kellywestlund Aug 2014 #25

Much more, but this congress JaneyVee Aug 2014 #27

But they DID bring back styrofoam. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #30

besides a tan? Takket Aug 2014 #16

true. mopinko Aug 2014 #23

YES. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #28

Winner Winner Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #58

Something useful. ileus Aug 2014 #19

You mean instead of finite resources? kellywestlund Aug 2014 #29

Getting ALL money out of politics, than publicity funded elections and the RKP5637 Aug 2014 #24

>>>>>>this<<<<<<<. Nt Fla Dem Aug 2014 #46

Voting rights, worker rights ... Scuba Aug 2014 #26

I'm a fan of scrapping the cap. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #34

I knew I like you! Hard to believe dental isn't part of Medicare, especially considering ... Scuba Aug 2014 #37

Agreed. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #40

ok, this is a bit of a pet issue w me, and one where i disagree w bernie sanders. mopinko Aug 2014 #61

I would like to see the trend for cutting budgets for poverty programs reversed. LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #31

Absolutely. kellywestlund Aug 2014 #36

Warren's proposal is very exciting. LiberalAndProud Aug 2014 #38

2 recs???? 2??? mopinko Aug 2014 #35

KNR - THANK YOU! kellywestlund Aug 2014 #41

thank you kelly mopinko Aug 2014 #42

Laundry list, in no particular order MH1 Aug 2014 #44

#7 is an excellent point. mopinko Aug 2014 #49

The end of special interest groups, lobbyist and the rotating door to Wall Street Rex Aug 2014 #45

btw, friends, kelly set up a fundraising page just for us. mopinko Aug 2014 #47

Minimum wage increase, reform congressional alignment process Fla Dem Aug 2014 #48

1. Getting a public-only campaign finance amendment into the Constitution. Details have been ancianita Aug 2014 #51

Just to let you know: Congressman Alan Grayson of Fla. has been a long-time Cal33 Aug 2014 #52

Legalizing marijuana and raising the minimum wage. B Calm Aug 2014 #53

lotsa good places to grow weed up there. mopinko Aug 2014 #60

On a related note, work to redefine what is a crime and how Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #64

The rock pile. Octafish Aug 2014 #54

kelly is a good one OF mopinko Aug 2014 #55

Thanks, mopinko! Octafish Aug 2014 #57

and there is money money money mopinko Aug 2014 #59

btw, folks, kelly's primary is tuesday mopinko Aug 2014 #56

Thank you so much, mopinko! sybylla Aug 2014 #63

i have the honor and the privilege of being on a list mopinko Aug 2014 #67

More Benghazi hearings Capt. Obvious Aug 2014 #66

Why didn't we have F-35s on station in Benghazi loaded for bear? unhappycamper Aug 2014 #70

A WPA type jobs bill to build a 21st century infrastructure.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #68

A vain wish. Getting the money out of politics. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #69