tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post7032295058485551548..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #15308Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-16812970140129355002015-11-04T15:08:51.449-06:002015-11-04T15:08:51.449-06:00Re Christie pay to play. Is it illegal (albeit ha...Re Christie pay to play. Is it illegal (albeit hard to prove)? Was it ever illegal? Does that sort of thing even raise eyebrows anymore? Or do we file it under "return to the patronage system."<br /><br />Is this all about the Koch Brothers et al wanting to secure cushy political appointee jobs for their shiftless grandchildren - with armies of ghost payrollees to (not) oversee, and bribes to collect from desperate constituents?<br /><br />Here's a project I'd like to see: track the employment of elected officials' spouses, siblings, offspring, etc. What portion do you think are at think tanks, lobbying firms, corporate foundations, and wall street?McMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-27126420678963674002015-11-04T07:55:52.754-06:002015-11-04T07:55:52.754-06:00re Hell. 140 degrees.. Nah, they'll just hoo...re Hell. 140 degrees.. Nah, they'll just hook up more powerful air conditioners to larger fossil fuel driven electricity generating stations... problem solved!McMikenoreply@blogger.com