In message , john writes
Same thing going on with BP / Haliburton / Transocean Gulf Oil Spill
>dispute. Here the buck is yours buddy! hehehe.. no wait, we don't
>have to clean it up, you do!
>formatting linkAfter watching the workings of your "Select Committees" on TV, I would touch one with a disinfected barge pole. It's like throwing people to the lions, where every word is picked over for any inference even those not intended.
My sneaking suspicion is that this is mostly politicians putting on a show for the television viewers and that most of the real business is getting done elsewhere in a more effective way.
In general I am in favor of televising all government proceedings so that people can see where their money is going, but sadly it seems to make a lot of people act like idiots when they are on TV.
--scott
Many cities do that for their council meetings but I don't think it draws many viewers.
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