Stay angry at it. But no longer be stunned or surprised at their behavior.

They are there to hand over public power to private interests.

That is what they will do.

And they will be rewarded for doing so, and punished for serving public outcomes.

Once you see that…

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To call what they’re doing “policy” isn’t the right word. (Sometimes they call it “policy” to pretend they’re public servants)

It’s just a giveaway: public power and public assets enriching private interests.

Once you see that that’s their role, everything flows from there.

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But when those private interests are happy, these private servants stay in power…and advance.

That’s basically the career path of people like Jon Husted. (Now Ohio’s Senator). Disastrous public outcomes but pleased and enriched private interests.

We lose. He advances.

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