"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Goomba" > wrote in message
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>> notbob wrote:
>>> In such a large newsgroup, one that typically touches on so many
>>> subjects
>>> other than cooking, I'm dumbfounded by the astonishing lack of concern
>>> over
>>> the economic situation in this country (USA) and the reasons for it.
>>> http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/watch.html
>>>
>>> It's almost like we're ashamed to be reminded of our blatant apathy. Or
>>> is
>>> it so many of us were at the head of the line in the ever increasing
>>> fraud.
>>>
>>> Have you written your US reps? I'm writing, now.
>>
>>
>> I think without term limits, change will be hard to come by.
>
> I used to be against term limits figuring you just vote the *******s out.
> Boy, was I wrong. Once entrenched the electorate just keeps pulling the
> same lever. The law should be two terms maximum and out.
>

The mayor of Memphis has demonstrated time and time again why he shouldn't
still be in office. Okay, no skin off my nose if he wants to hire his
mistress for a non-existent job... oh wait, where's her salary coming from?
Oh yeah, local taxes. His nickname is "King Willie" for a reason. He
thinks GOD appointed him mayor. I kid you not. He said so back in 2006
when some people were trying to have the election results recalled. He's
been in office for decades, amidst accusations of corruption and graft. He
annexes every unincorporated area around the city he can to expand the tax
base, without having adequate city fire and police personnel to handle the
"new" areas. (The county services were handling it just fine, thank you,
but once annexed into the city their emergency services take precedence.)
His fans keep pulling that same lever, as you say. He's the reason I
haven't lived within the Memphis city limits since the 1980's. (When I did
live in the city apparently my vote against his reelection didn't count.)

Jill