Do-Nothing Congress Gives Inertia a Bad Name
Originally posted at BillMoyers.com If you want to see why the public approval rating of Congress is down in the sub-arctic range — an icy 15 percent by last count — all you have to do is take a quick look at how the House and Senate pay worship at the altar of corporations, banks and other special interests at the expense of public aspirations and need. Traditionally, political scientists have taught their students that there are two schools of thought about how a legislator
