Michael A. Nelsen

he writer, of Omaha, is a lawyer. Recent opinion polls show that Congress is rated by the public right up there with televangelists, IRS auditors and Ponzi scheme operators. One wag has suggested that the entrance to the Capitol display the same warning shown above the portico to poet Dante’s hell: “Abandon All Hope Ye …

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Britain’s last parliamentary election encompassed six weeks of campaigning and cost a pittance compared to the billions to be spent on America’s current presidential election. The recent French presidential election took somewhat longer than Britain’s and again cost a pittance compared to ours. Negative campaign ads fill the airwaves. If you view these ads too …

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