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The only holdup will be one Republican vote in the Senate. I'd write a pure Democrat bill and then lure Specter, Snowe, Collins, anyone over to vote for it. Or use some legal maneuvers to make it filibuster-proof. Whatever. But please don't bend over backwards to the GOP, they have no real power anymore.
They are not afraid of us.
Despite the pundits expounding on the myriad excuses and procedural obstacles that might impede so 'earnest and well intentioned' but, sadly, ultimately stymied congressional body; stymied by forces beyond their 'earnest and well intentioned' control, it's Just Bad Luck. Of course, the Wall St. bailout blitzkrieg mobilization was an..anomaly. Keep believing.
"People should not be afraid of their governments. The Government should be afraid of their people."
I've been out of work for a long time--with nothing to look forward to--and I've got nothing to lose either, at this point. The longer government sits on its hands and the more people discover how difficult it is out here when you're unemployed and no longer have hope--people might start demanding, protesting, marching.
Perhaps those in their cushy government seats just really don't understand how bad it is out here. But the longer they do nothing, and more and more people become more and more desperate, it may change. Americans are slow to anger--but I feel the anger rising. Many, I think, are pinning a lot of hope on Obama--and waiting to see what he'll do--but it's daily becoming more and more dire for many of us.
I don't know how much people can take, nor for how long they can take it--but when you reach the point of nothing to lose anymore, it may become time to start making the government afraid--very afraid--and not just afraid of being voted out of office, but genuinely afraid.
Remember all the little newz stories here and there about tanks that fire burning infrared beams and tiny mechanical insects that can fly into a crowd and (at the least) take a protester's picture? And the catv security cameras sprouting on every street corner? And, recently, at least one military unit training here for domestic disturbances?
Well those and other such stories have done their job.
Even if the economic situation becomes much worse, a citizen uprising, at least one of any consequence, is very unlikely.
Desperation causes desperate acts, like, say, firing rockets at one's oppressor.
Have you been able to find a job yet?
Hardly the ideal circumstances to demand, protest or march. The public can not readily afford even a missed work day to picket or demonstrate, much less become involved in protester arrests. The government, while blatantly forking over billions to unseen clientele without a hint of oversight, then turns into parsimonious, bemoaning milquetoast when confronted with public essentials and critical infrastructure.
The game is indeed on and the public's perception, perpetuated by our government media, of the willing but toothless public servant is serving to delay the slow wrath of the unrestful and confused hoi polloi. In the end, it will not be the lawful protests, nor the demands and public outcries that will cause unease and restore a sense of focus to our august peacocks and peahens, but calculable losses to their biggest patrons. Corporations, the cephalopoda of any waning government, must feel the brunt firsthand what they have wrought through their 'access,' monopoly, media consolidation, and lopsided lobbyist game-fixing.
It will take something(s) substantial and recalcitrant to convey to our 'leaders' the authentic message of urgency they so eloquently insulate themselves from via clubhouse and gated community; lavishly provided by their corporate hosts.
As they behave, so should they be regarded and treated: as Constitutional apostates; using their position for personal enrichment at the expense of the Republic.
it took our government years to get us into this mess, and it's going to take years to clean it up, so please, congress, take your time.
Just wondering, but so far no answers.
Didn't Nancy Pelosi back Hoyer? And we know about Reid. I'm afraid Dem "leaders" are ALL blue dogs--but what are Dem voters to do when blue dogs are the only ones on the ballot? I'm about to give up and go totally rad...not an easy thing when you're 67. : )
A former city housing project for the disabled and elderly (itself a former hotel) is being prepared to house families with children who are homeless in Charlotte where it's becoming a big problem, with over 3,000 school children having no home or living in motels (usually drug-infested). It will be filled before it's finished, as social service agencies that house the homeless are becoming more and more crowded.
Sometimes I wish those in Congress could get a taste of what's happening to workers in this country who are losing jobs, housing, and becoming hopeless in the face of increasing poverty. But, like everything else in the last few years when people at the bottom were already feeling the effects of a recession, it took the same thing happening to people with better jobs, better housing and their own health coverage to really get any govt action at all.
Yeesh. Y'all have fun with your pity party. I'm out of here.
We have only taken baby steps to preserve the planet and ourselves.
Criticism of govt officials is supposed to be encouraged in this country. Quite frankly, not enough people do it--and even some who do, don't take action. Many on this blog do both.
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two.
that's fantastic.
For the record, I have lived in Israel. I have seen with my own eyes what is going on. I lived there during Camp David and know that what was reported in the Israeli press is much different that what people think they know over here. Arafat was not offered a Nation, he was offered surface control over about 93% of the West Bank and Gaza - no control over borders or ports, no control over water rights or minerals. It was not a real offer and he rightly turned it down.
The Iranian leader and all the mullahs look like eunuchs as Israel does its destruction with impunity, as per the usual.
http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickcomics/20090...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-...
Man.
Interesting article in Fox Street Journal on the recovery package today.
Apparently, Obama put a lot of targeted tax cuts in for individuals and businesses.
Could help him chip away at Repub opposition, if Harry doesn't convince the Repubs to hang tough.
do u need more evidence as to who really runs things?
As Chris says, if it were the CEO class getting trillions of dollars in welfare with no responsibilities, it would be done in a half a day. Since it's the American People getting some small modicum of help, there's no point in bothering the Democratic Leadership.
There's only ONE explanation that makes any sense of the behavior of the Democratic Party since 1980: they are controlled by the GOP.
www.worldreports.org