You get what they pay for.

• Author: Rabbitte, Cathal
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the editor

Howard Zinn's superb article, "America's Blinders" (April issue), was directly followed by proof of the desperate state of your political system ("DeLay's Day of Reckoning?" by Lou Dubose). Zinn says that "those people up there" do not have your interests at heart. How could they if it takes millions of dollars to run for office? Politics has become a contest to see who has the deepest pockets. Do you think...