An attempt by Senator Rand Paul and others to go ahead and gut the FedGov’s foreign aid program crashed and burned in the hallowed, manure-filled Senate chamber.
As reported by Paradigm and others: Here are the Republicans who voted against taking an axe to foreign aid:
Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Boozman of Arkansas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Deb Fischer of Nebraska, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Charles Grassley of Iowa, John Hoeven of North Dakota, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, John Thune of South Dakota, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and Todd Young of Indiana.
Indeed, only 23 GOP Senators voted to end this 80+-year-old tradition of stealing money from American families and businesses and send it to governments, people, and companies in foreign lands.
By the way, can ANYone explain where in the US Constitution Congress – and the President – are authorized to send money to “aid” foreign countries? Any guesses?
I will give (grudgingly) a tiny benefit of the doubt to a few of these Conscript Fathers. But not much of one: just as I do not just credit stupidity and dysfunctionality. (We can argue that Congress has been dysfunctional from the very first gathering of the Continental Congress.)
But Occam’s Razor leads us to the conclusion that we are seeing, yet again, the very low (gutter-low) degree of corruption in the United States Senate. Yet another example of the cupidity of the professional politicians (and their lackeys and shills) whom we let run this Union. To whom we have surrendered control not just of our lives from hour to hour, but our future and that of our children, grandchildren, and the rest of the world.
Every election is an advance auction of stolen goods, we are told. America has only one truly native criminal class: Congress. (Well that might have been true once.)
How long, Oh Lord, how long must we be under the thumbs of such people?
The Price of Liberty 
Multi-level marketing: government style
Although government agencies (and the legislative branches) are past masters at scams and double-dealing, we do have to remember that the governments are not the only con artists out there.
While it is possible for multi-level marketing to be on the up-and-up, we know that many organizations which employ multi-level marketing strategies are in reality con jobs. Various forms of Ponzi schemes, fake come-ons, and other tactics are far too common. Of course, any form of business organization can be twisted and used for ill-gotten gains.
Generally, though, the attractions of multi-level marketing – and its attractiveness to scumbags who prey on others – isn’t able to be used to their advantage by governments. But…
Has the FedGov found a way? The daily AUSA (Association of the US Army (a private membership organization) recently published this little tidbit:
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