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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 445971" data-attributes="member: 35">The problem is twofold.  The corrupting influence of lobbying groups incentives politicians to do their bidding, which leads to those "fat bank accounts."The second problem is that accountability is in the hands of other corrupted ghouls.  That's why the Dems didn't go after Bush or Trump for war crimes.  They couldn't resist looking for anything to hang Trump on, but they didn't go after the major offenses.  They couldn't without indicting themselves.Now you have some key figures in the Democratic Party calling for a sober response towards Trump and a focus on issues like the economy.  I can only speculate about their motive.  Personally, I believe they finally realize that Trump hate is no longer enough to keep them in power.  They have to actually put in the effort to govern while opposing Trump's policies and appointees.  They're walking a tight rope between pleasing their donors and pleasing the voters, which is why it'll be interesting to see what they actually do.  I'm not expecting much, but the fact that they're at least saying what the voters want to hear shows that they understand what the voters care about.  How that translates to their actual governing style going forward remains to be seen.</blockquote>