For Sale: America

The Independent: “Hereâ€ s an example of how you have worked together. In 1995, the House was going to finally repeal subsidies for growing tobacco, because an addictive cancer-causing drug didnâ€ t seem like the most deserving recipient of tax-payersâ€ cash – until Boehner walked the floor of the House handing out checks from tobacco lobbyists to his fellow elected representatives. They changed their minds. The subsidy stayed. Explaining his check-dispensing, Boehner says: “Itâ€ s gone on here for a long time.â€ So get your bids in: the House is open for business.”