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Fossil: I know your disdain for big oil, health insurance and financial institutions, but you make no call for actual enforcement and monitoring of regulations in place.

Let me start with big oil: It is the MMS (government agency) which had a cozy relationship with industry. So even when we have an office to oversee safety and permitting we notice that in essence, the government was not even doing its job in overseeing the industy but rather accepting favors from the industry it is to regulate.

It takes two to consumate corruption or at least "look the other way".

I could go on to the SEC ...............

The government is to protect its citizens, and when it falls short the answer is more regulation? Its the regulators irresponsibility not the regulations.

I know you are not a Ms. Palin fan but why not take a look at her record in dealing with big oil in the vast wilderness called Alaska. Her mantra "trust but verify". She does not trust big oils assessment but she acknowledges that she needs to work with them. No moratorium in her bag of tricks, but she is not naive in dealing with the oil industry, she simply requires her state agencies be responsible in assessing oil executives in meeting the safety objectives, etc. Again verify. But never mind, she is a dumb, ignorant religiously guided right winger (sarcasm font required).

It comes down to prudent governance, of which I am having trouble witnessing.

As to the Supreme Court ruling regarding "unlimited campaign contributions to our elected officials?", I believe you are referring to the 5-4 decision which was based on free speech in not interfering with a corporations ability to express its views regarding candidates positions.

And to your comment: "Do you think these institituions have started putting dollar bill targets on the back of our new Tea Party candidates? I respond: free speech.

But to your point originally raised regarding "special interest", I shall submit that Labor Unions are also engaged in targeting on the backs of..... Go see the millions poured into attempting to defeat Ms. Lincoln in Arkansas.

You know me and my love of the Constitution. See I believes all "special interests" have protections under "free speech" clause.

So in essense, pick your "special interest" because Mr. Obama has. And I will voice my dissent in his choice of interests because it infringes on my special interest.

Let me see, is Obama (special)interested in cleaning Louisiana shores or Cap and Trade. Now that is a special interest but clearly he is more focused on the latter at the expense of the former.