I watch a lot of news, and for years they have been beating the lobbyist drum pretty hard. I know bribing and buying votes is wrong, but I don't think lobbying is (at least as I understand it, which may be criminally naive.). It seems to me like there is a real substantive difference between crooks like Abramoff and most of the lobbyists out there, but all of the pundits and politicians I've heard talk as though they're all the same. They talk endlessly of lobbyists and special interests as though they're all a bunch of sleeze-balls handing out bags of cash so politicians will look the other way on stuff. I know all about Abramoff, and yadda-yadda-yadda, but most of the lobbying seems pretty above board to me, and even important. It seems to me that efforts by special interest groups such as corporations, and industries to influence legislators shouldn't be curtailed so long as their behavior isn't illegal. Why is it bad for groups to scrap and fight for their perspective? It sounds messy, but not unethical. Am I wrong?
Originally priced at $60.00, I bought these shoes at Ross for $15.99. These shoes are not me. I feel like a traitor to myself wearing them. I can't exactly put my finger on why I feel that way. They're made by Perry Ellis which is definitely kind of sassy, and there is something vaguely feminine about their design, which made me question if they had been placed in the men's section accidentally. Yet I kind of like them. Sarah says, "they look good," and when it comes to style I trust her judgment more than my own. These may be the strangest shoes to ever make it into my lineup. I'm not sure yet what their niche will be on the team. They did get the start today over the Ducks and the overworked Champlain Boat Shoes, but I anticipate that the Boat Shoes will continue to carry the bulk of the workload going into the future. I don't know...what do you think?
I am enjoying being reunited with velcro footwear. Why hasn't velcro entirely replaced shoe laces? It's superior, isn't it?
