Bob, a contributing factor (to the "sacredness" of this particular cow) is the influence acquired through political campaign contributions. Our system of political campaign finance would not be tolerated in most democratic advanced industrial countries. It would, rightly, be labeled as "totally corrupt" in most countries. The American way of reducing corruption of this kind - is to legalize it! - Rob
Bob, a contributing factor (to the "sacredness" of this particular cow) is the influence acquired through political campaign contributions. Our system of political campaign finance would not be tolerated in most democratic advanced industrial countries. It would, rightly, be labeled as "totally corrupt" in most countries. The American way of reducing corruption of this kind - is to legalize it! - Rob