Why would concerned parents ignore the fact that their children are playing culture-shaping games involving the commoditization and sale of the only girl in the land?
Andrew M. Cuomo, the state attorney general who brought the case against Mr. Morris, has argued that the "pay to play" culture in the state is entrenched.
The City Council speaker, Peter Vallone, said it best yesterday when he argued that no matter how little he or the mayor may think of the photographs, it is not up to the city to play "culture cop".
"This is the kind of issue that he can get very passionately involved in," said Mr. Vallone, adding that he was also offended by the exhibition but that the city should not play "culture cop".
But some current and former lawmakers, as well as ethics officials on Capitol Hill, find the charitable donations troubling, calling them one of the last major unregulated fronts in the "pay to play" culture in Washington.
And in his 2010 campaign for governor, he vowed to "eliminate the 'pay to play' culture" in New York, complaining in a campaign policy book that "current election law amplifies the voices of wealthy individuals and special interests".
That the current political system is massively dysfunctional reflects the unsavory influence of what is known as the pay to play culture.
Why would I let my children play culture-shaping games involving the commoditization and sale of the only girl in the land without explaining it?
McGeechan needs to weld players from four separate national teams, with distinctive playing cultures and styles, rapidly into a team capable of confronting the world champion on its own soil.
Media accounts have detailed a pervasive pay-for-play culture.
The harder job will be getting rid of the pay-to-play culture.
