Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Money Changes Everything
« KEA Holds Kentucky Education Hostage | Main | Beshear is No Henry Clay »With all of the money being pumped into the political system by proponents of expanded gambling, one has to wonder if all of the money is influencing votes.
Let's take a look at an example. Tom Burch, a Democrat from Louisville, has decided he would vote for Beshear's casino proposal this year. Now let's step into the way back machine to take us back to the year 2002. At that time Burch was militantly against casinos. In fact he proposed legislation, HB256, that would encourage the purchase of a submarine to patrol the state's rivers and destroy casino riverboats.
I wonder what happened in the last 6 years that brought such a revelation to Rep Burch? Hmmm, I don't know. But for some reason I am reminded of the Cindy Lauper song, Money Changes Everything.
Money changes everything
Money changes everything
We think we know what we're doin'
We don't pull the strings
It's all in the past now
Money changes everything
