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Editor,
The recent controversy around the Solyndra company of Femont, Cali., which manufactured solar panels and went bankrupt, so clearly shows how the media and political parties focus upon aspects of the problem but do not get down to talking about the core problem.
Solyndra was identified, promoted, primed and pumped by the Obama administration. They were given significant loan guarantees through the Dept. of Energy. A most magnificent factory and equipment emerged. They went broke within a rather short period of time, it seems.
The reason that opponents of the White House are all up in arms, exercised and incredulous that this could happen, is that one of the original investors to Solyndra, Oklahoma billionaire George Kaiser, was a major contributor to the Obama campaign in 2008. So this obviously leads to cries of greed, payoffs, no oversight, dishonesty and misuse of executive power.
Wonder of wonders — someone gave money to a campaign and received special favors. How could the Obama administration be so dishonest, so unfeeling for taxpayers' money and so greedy?
All the screaming politicians, the talking heads on TV, and the great pundits of persuasive palaver can rant and rave all they want but the fact remains that serious money given to politicians is the backbone and the way of life in U.S. politics.
The 'core problem' is not with the dishonest people, those not protecting us taxpayers, and all those with greed in their hearts and minds. The 'core problem' is with our political system.
How about this tri-pronged solution: (1) Establishing a very equitable, reasonable and workable "term-limits" policy for all in Congress. (2) Establishing very strict limits (suggest $100,000) on how much money can be spent on a national political campaign. (3) Passing a law forbidding any person, group, business, company, or organization giving money or providing perks, either directly or indirectly, to any member of Congress for any reason at all beginning on Jan. 1, 2012. This can be one grand New Year's resolution.
Unrealistic? You bet. But what do you think? Are we out of control or what?
Bob McClellan
Polson
