Yeah, and banks get to gamble with FDIC insured money again, anybody can donate 35k to political parties, birds that happen to live in lands suitable for drilling can't be regarded as endangered....

Bottom line is, when the vote tally is a reflection of the political ad money and more than of the self-interest of the voters, the resulting laws reflect the interests of those who foot the campaign bills and not of those who cast the votes. About the only way to change it is voting differently the next time around.

We'll have a brand new congress in a month, may be they'll be interested in fixing some of this?