Weary Citizen Wrote:
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> Shameful? Yes!
>
> Extortion? Absolutely

How so?
>
> Tyrannical? Beyond doubt.

How so?
>
> And yes, government regulatory efforts long ago
> degenerated from the legitimate, into absolutely
> nothing but pure extortion rackets.

Please explain.
>
> But those so-called liberals that have mostly run
> this country since 1932, have no shame whatsoever.

There have been a whole slew of republicans in office over those 80 odd years. Not counting the current list of shameless individuals who think they are capable of being the republican President starting in 2013.

> Just an astounding greed for power, more power,
> and then even more power yet;

This describes the ideology of the current slate of republican candidates for President (with the possible exception of Huntsman.

that borders on the
> socio-pathic. Just one example of many; Nancy
> Palosi's proud shout from the Speaker's Podium of
> Congress, that she is "the most powerful woman in
> the world!" (carried on CSPAN soon after becoming
> Speaker of the House).

Or the republican Joe Wilson of South Carolina who screamed "Liar" at President Obama during his 2009 speech to congress.
>
> Or perhaps it can be explained not by
> socio-pathology, but that they are just plain
> fascists. Oh yeah - same thing!
>
Well, no. A sociopath is someone who writes something like your diatribe here.

> And we stupid voters just keep putting these
> idiots back in - go figure!

Got a better idea? Don't tell me to vote for republicans.