This Congress brought to you by Monsanto

Sep 20, 2006 at 11:22 PM
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I've just had the greatest idea. You know how NASCAR drivers are all covered in labels of their sponsors? And when race drivers talk they say things like "The Bubba Burger Yugo was good all night long, I'd like to thank my sponsors; Eunice's Unique Boutique and Beer Palace, Mel's Moonshine - it probably won't kill you, and of course the Lord and my Momma."

We should make our Congresscritters wear jumpsuits with the logos of their corporate donors. The larger the donation, the larger the logo. So, when some Congresscritter starts pontificating about how owning a Hummer is better than worrying about some weird Caribou we can't even hunt, you could see his ass-sized Oil Company logo, and you would know that his take on the issue is probably a little tainted.

We should enforce mandatory uniforms on Congresscritters. They should have to wear the badges of their sponsors...since it sure isn't the citizens. Also, their staff should wear helmets. Not for any safety reason, but just because a room full of helmeted political wonks would be funny. CSPAN would be way more interesting if all those people scurrying around the place looked like aliens.

So, that's my proposal. Now...how do we get it enacted?

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I'm all for it! - and not just because it is a great idea, but because it's funny as hell (in a depressing sorta way).

How do we get it enacted? Shouldn't be hard - it's a win win idea. Once the idea is presented to the corporate sponsors they will probably demand it of their congressman, so much more free air time and print space for their buck. And the congressman could then charge more for better placement (like on the lapel or collar during a press conference/hearing or on the ass for boarding a plane). Of course, we citizens are still the losers as they have found yet another new spin and one more way to shaft us - grrr.

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Well, at least with public branding, we can know what our Congresscritters are going to vote for. :) I mean, nothing we do, short of enacting one-term term limits, is going to change the whoring of Congress...so we might as well know "who brung them to the dance". :) (Old southern saying in politics: "You dance with them what brung ya.")