As a lifelong Missourian (currently living in the smelly state of Kansas), Bond (pictured far right above) has in the past garnered an ounce of respect from me for not being some doctrinaire, rabid conservative like many other Missouri politicians of his era, such as John Ashcroft. That being said, Bond is a political fat-cat -- a career politician who's never seen an earmark or piece of pork that he didn't find scrumptious. Politicians like Bond speak to the need for term limits in the legislative branch. I've never understood any compelling reason for our American political culture being devoted to term limits in the executive branch, only to completely eschew term limits in the legislative branch. I say, limit the terms of all of these politicians, regardless of office, party or persuasion. And feel free to start with Porky Bond.http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34541.html
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