Its easy to buy power and influence.....as long as you have a blank check drawn upon the account and good credit of "WE THE PEOPLE". The lib's do not care about the people in their pretense of "wealth redistribution" for the purpose of serving the people, they care about the power that comes from "holding the purse strings" as evidenced by the continual confinement of the majority of black Americans to the lower platform of society by this "power of the purse". Used in the amount of some "10 trillion dollars" over the last several decades. Does anyone see any "social elevation" of the impoverished during this time period? But, surely you see the same tried faces of "career politicians" gaining their seat time and time again by holding out this entitlement carrot on a stick....the exact same ideology presented by the "Black Messiah" in wanting to deal with rouge nations like Iran, as apparently he wishes to "purchase" their promise to be good and play by the rules....go figure. You can not purchase "respect", this has to be earned. Just look at the example of Black America....do they respect this government that continues to support their livelihood? Why of course they do.....just listen to the good Reverend Wright, Jesse Jackson....or even "Mary Magadalene" the wantabe first lady. Does she "appreciate" the fact of having an Ivy League education provided by this nation? Of course she does, as she declares...."This is the FIRST TIME in my adult life that I am proud to be an American". BD