could do some good even if you had to take their tainted money, realizes that no, it simply cannot be done. Others, like Sanders, KNEW you could never allow yourself to be beholden to people who were willing to PAY for your job. I would think most intelligent people know that when millions of dollars are being handed to you, there is a price to pay.
This is now one of the biggest issues of this campaign, and pretty much for the first time.
Biden told a group of young people a few weeks ago, that 'getting the money out of politics MUST BE the #1 priority of this campaign because, he said, 'even if you like ME eg, money has a corrosive effect on our system'.
He also told another group of Sanders supporters to 'vote for Bernie, he's a good man'. Biden probably learned the hard way that once he took their money, he was unable to do much good for the people. Look at his voting record, on war, on SC justices, on so many issues. I always felt he would have liked to vote differently, the he knew better, but as he said now himself, 'money is corrosive' in our system.
Yes, there are people who want to serve and are willing to 'play the money game' hoping they can. But look at where things stand to day and say with a straight face that compromising like that has done any good for the American people.
But as I said, one man did not play that game. Yet he was elected over and over again with increasing majorities.
I know that we got to a point here where standing on principles was MOCKED. So sad, but having been tempted by money myself in my own career, I always refused in the end. Because I always knew that there ARE strings attacked to that kind of money.
You never lose when you abide by your principles. I got the feeling listening to that speech from Biden that he has many regrets.
And I am very familiar with Hillary's record. It is a terrible record of making wrong decisions, even if she thought, as she says, at the time that they were sound decisions. They had such a terrible effect on millions of people and it's way too late years after the fact to have to keep saying 'I'm sorry'. On Gay Rights, on War on Welfare and now on GMOs which I'm sure we'll get an apology for years from now also, again too late.
I've not been impressed with her record since 2003. She has had to apologize and evolve on too many important issues too often showing a lack of good judgement and foresight necessary in a good leader.
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