Comments on: They don’t want you there http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/12/they_dont_want_you_there/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joe http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/12/they_dont_want_you_there/comment-page-1/#comment-18613 joe Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:03:07 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=6248#comment-18613 Your side note is one of my main points. With TW we saw the proverbial "tip of the iceberg" but, to mix metaphor, when you drag a net in the water, not all of the fish get caught in it. I completely agree with you that the salaries and expense reimbursements are not the issue. No one can afford to be a legislator unless that person is independently wealthy (or is an attorney or something who has great flexibility of schedule). And yes, the Governor's panel is not exactly hiring the town crier to get everyone down to the sessions. It's more like, "look over there!" After all, the very first people Bredesen invited to the high-level talks about ethics reforms were big-time lobbyists. Your side note is one of my main points. With TW we saw the proverbial “tip of the iceberg” but, to mix metaphor, when you drag a net in the water, not all of the fish get caught in it.

I completely agree with you that the salaries and expense reimbursements are not the issue. No one can afford to be a legislator unless that person is independently wealthy (or is an attorney or something who has great flexibility of schedule).

And yes, the Governor’s panel is not exactly hiring the town crier to get everyone down to the sessions. It’s more like, “look over there!” After all, the very first people Bredesen invited to the high-level talks about ethics reforms were big-time lobbyists.

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