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"An honest politician," Secretary of War Simon Cameron supposedly said, "is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought." By Cameron's definition, we have the most honest government in the history of the United States. Congress and the White House have been bought by the unions, the entertainment industry and the plaintiffs' lawyers. And they stay bought.
Why else would Congress and the White House pick this time, when unemployment is tottering on the precipice of 10 percent, to force through a health care bill that will raise taxes, destroy one-sixth of America's private sector and increase the deficit by...
Follow the Money
You said it well: this is about government control, repaying constituents for their campaign contributions, and getting more people dependent on government so that the aristocrats can stay in power.
Of course, if the government took the time to follow their own money trail, they'd discover just how much of OUR money they're wasting. Oh wait, I forgot, it's all theirs and we're just supposed to give more to them so they can give more back to us and keep buying votes.