>”I do not understand the electorate. This country is hurting in a way we haven’t since the Depression. People struggling all over this country, and they came out and voted for the party that says right up front they will suspend your unemployment benefits and repeal health care. To go against your self-interest more you’d have to literally go fuck yourself.”
—Bill Maher
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>On a similar note, what's up with people running for government on the platform that government is bad? "I'll say anything and spend as much money as I can get my hands on to get elected to this awful, awful institution." That should be a non-starter.
>They know they'll get the big money from lobbyists. I don't think anyone really cares about governing, or what's best for the country anymore. It's all about the money.