Great Taibbi Article on Rick Perry's Crony Capitalism

Rick Perry: The Best Little Whore in Texas

This is disgusting. The ability of personal influences to sway this man's leadership exemplifies what is wrong with this political system. The thing is, he is certainly not the only one and the Republicans are certainly not the only party guilty.

To me, this is the CORE issue of what is wrong with our country today. The fact our politicians can be bought and paid for by a small minority of constituents/corporations that have deep pockets and motives that go against the larger voting public is THE example of what is broken in our political system today.

But, how can we fix this? It is human nature to fight for your own best interest and to help out your friends, so I think that it is ridiculous to think that some sort of crony capitalism won't exist in perpetuity. However, it is a tragedy that companies are now allowed to run political ads for candidates they want; that the media is controlled by a few rich people that have their own rich friends with their own special interests; and that you can almost guarantee that any piece of legislation put forth either benefits a large campaign contributor or close friend, or it provides a loophole for those same cronies and hurts their competitors.

In an age where transparency is much easier to have with the wealth and ability to spread information, why do we still have such a problem with this?