Washington Swill

The sad message of the all-too-chummy Carville/Frist/Coke Superbowl ad -- as the screen shot indicates -- is that, when the corporations are paying the tab, top consultants and legislators -- from the left and the right -- seem only too happy to fall into line and take a swig.

Follow on (1pm PST): In the links below, two front page NYT stories that appeared almost back-to-back last week -- mostly overlooked, I'm sure, in the excitement of the horse race -- have more to say about alignment.

Coca-Cola Jinx ad (via YouTube)
After Mining Deal, Financier Donated to Clinton (How Bill is financing the library - NYT)
Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate (How Barack backed off the energy giant - NYT)

Comments

[black dog barking]

It's sunset in America. More sugar water garçon!!

[Stan B.]

Could use one of those bomb reproductions from the above post somewhere on the horizon of this image...

[Jacques]

I don't know about you, but I was revolted by that advert. Mind you, Carville is a just another hot air bag. Frist as the nice guy? holy christ I just don't know what to say about this. I mean, if you don't know by now that your government is being run by these corporations, you never will.

Coke, the popoganda of a new generation.

[arty]

Back during the Terri Schiavo carnival when Frist "diagnosed" Schiavo's condition by watching a video, I thought he was whoring for votes.
Apparently, he just enjoys whoring in general.

[lowly grunt]

WHen that commercial came on, I tried like mad to come up with Frist's name to tell my SO who that was and I couldn't remember it!

Either I am losing my memory or his influence has faded. I like to think it is the latter. (I hope.)