In Service to Being Even More Unpopular Still, Really: Progressive "Lobbying"

Sigh. This won't surprise any of you (and good on McClatchy, again). But one little tidbit caught my eye:

But as recently as December, the Sierra Club sued the Bush administration after the Environmental Protection Agency rebuffed a petition to require health-and-safety studies for companies that use lead in children's products. The EPA and Sierra Club settled out of court in April, with the administration agreeing to write a letter to the CPSC that expressed concern about insufficient quality control on products containing lead.

I guess there is a good reason for this, but I don't know it. I'm inclined to say that it's tiresome when your team goes into the gunfight with a really shiny knife, but I've said that here plenty. I could say something else, too. Nasty stuff about how some people are only playing games and don't really care about anything other than themselves. But I don't have the facts here, so I won't. Still, some thoughts just pop up, I can't help it.

...this is turning into a series, it seems. Interested silly people who think of a better title, feel free to share it with me.

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It's all about outcomes, CD

Not just for "progressive" politicians but also for "progressive" non-profits.

Both should be held accountable by their members for achieving results or failing to do so.

Unfortunately, like any institution, their main interest is in self-perpetuation.

So their primary function becomes making excuses to the membership that supports them and devising new ways to extract money from them.

BTW: you could call your series "how to speak truth to power, regardless of who holds it".

well i can't really disagree, shy

but it's nice to hear someone else say it.

i'll work with the title suggestion, thanks.