ACORN

[ShockCity]

I agree completely. There are way too many "defense contractors" in the pockets of the U.S.

That's a bit of a broad statement with no details.

Please provide examples.

And I too agree that if there is waste and fraud, let's cut it no matter where it is.....of course the BETTER idea would not to throw money at every problem as if money fixes every problem. Liberals should have learned this lesson by now.

Right, because the "conservative" administration over the past eight years never through money at a problem to try and solve it. :roll:

[SubGod22]

The last 8 years were hardly a conservative administration. Bust threw money at things and it didn't work. Obama is going to do the same thing and fail. No change in policy there.

[ShockCity]

The last 8 years were hardly a conservative administration. Bust threw money at things and it didn't work. Obama is going to do the same thing and fail. No change in policy there.

That's why I said "conservative". None of the politicians in DC or anywhere in any elected office are doing anything for the right reasons. Because, if a person came out and really did the things it was going to take to fix this mess, there is no way they would get elected. Either that, or they have enough sense not to even get involved.

[wu_shizzle]

The last 8 years were hardly a conservative administration. Bust threw money at things and it didn't work. Obama is going to do the same thing and fail. No change in policy there.

That's why I said "conservative". None of the politicians in DC or anywhere in any elected office are doing anything for the right reasons. Because, if a person came out and really did the things it was going to take to fix this mess, there is no way they would get elected. Either that, or they have enough sense not to even get involved.

We've had our differences in the past, but this post is right on.

Those in elected office should feel that their constituents are going to hold them accountable regardless of their party affiliation.

[Maggie]

The last 8 years were hardly a conservative administration. Bust threw money at things and it didn't work. Obama is going to do the same thing and fail. No change in policy there.

That's why I said "conservative". None of the politicians in DC or anywhere in any elected office are doing anything for the right reasons. Because, if a person came out and really did the things it was going to take to fix this mess, there is no way they would get elected. Either that, or they have enough sense not to even get involved.

We've had our differences in the past, but this post is right on.

Those in elected office should feel that their constituents are going to hold them accountable regardless of their party affiliation.

Well, the voters did hold the Republican Party accountable for its malfeasance in the last election. I am just not convinced that they are necessarily in favor of what they are being “offered”, so to speak.

I’m not sure what steps, SC has in mind, that our politicians should be taking that would make them otherwise unelectable. But I am curious; he or she might have some good points. The general point about Washington DC is generally correct.

[Maggie]

Those are all great points, Maggie. And I have a follow-up question.

If some unsavory things are discovered in that process will it come to public light and cause them further problems or will it not escape the court case?

It could cause them (the organization and its members) serious problems (you have seen A Few Good Men, right? :) ).

Which is why, in part, I don’t think this was such a clever move by ACORN. It could very well be a gift that keeps on giving - from a certain perspective, of course.

We can hope!

(Hey, there's that hopey, changey thing! Thanks Obama!)

If ACORN continues to pursue this lawsuit (I have not followed it so I don’t know if the defendants have even been served) you can expect more revelations like this:

ACORN's Prophetic Lawyer

This is not an example of ACORN shooting itself in the foot – the gun is aimed squarely, by its own volition, at its temple. This is suicidal – astonishing.

[SubGod22]

ACORN Bankruptcy Filing Raises New Questions and Concerns

Court documents show that ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- suffered a massive loss of public support over the past two years, and that the group and six affiliates now are more than $8.6 million in debt and have only $218,709 in cash.

According to the filings, ACORN took in $46.1 million in 2008. That dropped to $16.2 million last year, and contributions dwindled to just $1.57 million in the first 10 months of this year.

Bryan Rudnick of ACORN Watch, a political watchdog group, called the Chapter 7 bankruptcy “a shell game” and charged that ACORN was not disbanding, as the court records indicate, but simply “transforming” into a new entity.

“This is ACORN being ACORN,” he said. “Unlike most of us, ACORN doesn’t rely on computers, so it will be difficult to track what they are doing. They are very decentralized.”

Rudnick's charges were echoed by Roger Vadum, a critic who has tracked the groups for years. "Regardless of what happens in the bankruptcy case, ACORN will still exist, albeit in a different form," he said. And he called the bankruptcy filing an "exercise in public relations."

"In 14 states plus the District of Columbia, ACORN chapters have incorporated themselves under new names. In many cases the new groups are located in old ACORN offices and run by ACORN Leaders," he said.