As American As GM.

       I love America. I can't imagine living anywhere else. It's not unlike that venerable giant corporation, General Motors. You know, baseball, hot-dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. In many ways for many years GM has been the face of America. It's strength was synonymous with America. Of late, though, GM has proven the power of money is greater than the power of integrity. Rather than admit to problems in it's vehicles, GM believed it would be cheaper not to admit these failures. It all came down to money. And it has come home to roost.
       Alas, poor GM has found that it wasn't more cost effective to cheat. But GM is still much like America of the last decade or so. America's actuarial deciders in chief have sworn that an open road to huge sums would not affect, or not adversely affect, our government and the election process. Once again the Supreme Court has decided that all the money in the country won't undermine the sanctity of our government or it's selection process.
       Really? Hundreds of millions of dollars, Billions of dollars? None of that will unfairly influence our untouchable legislators? Our pillars of ethics. Our leadership. Those who will serve only one master. That master, the people, can rest assure, sleep in confidence, that no representative will forsake their well being for the stench of riches beyond the means of any common man.
       Can you, a citizen of America, can you expect to receive the same access to your elected representatives in Washington or your state capital as the PAC or Super Pac that has given him or her hundreds of thousands for the last or next campaign? Your Supreme Court is absolutely sure you can have that access. Well at least five of the nine justices believe that, or claim they believe it. But how can any human claim that any other human will not succumb to the temptation of riches and power?
       Worse yet, who can suggest that corporations are people? Who can suggest that corporations act in the best interests of the people? Oh, wait, they are people, aren't they? I recall, just the other day sitting down for a beer at the local pub with GM. "Say GM, how's that car of yours? That Cobalt?" Then GM says "They're still on the road, don't cha know." Then I say " When ya gonna figure out how to make them start by themselves too?"