Quote of the day--on government bribes and what's wrong with our government

"In the real world, there are only two ways to deal with corporate misbehavior: One is through government regulation and the other is by taking them to court. What has happened over 20 years of free-market proselytizing is that we have dangerously weakened both forms of restraint, first through the craze for 'deregulation' and second through endless rounds of 'tort reform,' all of which have the effect of cutting off citizens' access to the courts. By legally bribing politicians with campaign contributions, the corporations have bought themselves immunity from lawsuits on many levels."

--Molly Ivins,  (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) American newspaper columnist, populist, political commentator, humorist and author

Link:   Molly Ivins - Wikipedia