Tuesday, July 27, 2010
President Obama again calls the Republicans out on their obstructionism, and preference for big business over the American people.
Obviously this is a very important vote that will assist Americans in identifying just WHO is spending millions of dollars to influence their vote. Now the only question is, will that be enough to keep the American voter from being bamboozled into casting votes that are ultimately against their best interests.
If history is any indication, it won't be.
You can read the transcript of this speech over at Daily Kos.
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I am continuously amazed at how people side with the very party that works against their interests. It's like "I'm just not poor enough. Let me vote for the guy who will take my very last dime."
ReplyDeleteA few threads back, emrysa recommended watching a BBC documentary called Century of Self. It's about an hour long and available on YouTube in six segments. Jaw dropping info. It explains A LOT!
Thanks again emrysa. That recommendation was truly a community service moment.
There is almost a certainty that the Dems will be badly defeated in the November elections. That will also ensure that Obama becomes even more powerless and neutralized than he already is. It's the way the Americans system works and will always be so when a near two-thirds majority can be stopped by a party that wants to just say 'no'.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's not to mention the corruption present in government with lobbyists buying off the ones who are for sale. Far too many of them are.
Very entertaining politics from a Canadian standpoint. Laughable if it weren't for the effects that are going to be felt in other countries.
Just read on HuffPo that the Republicans are against the funding transparency portion of the bill. We know why they don't want us to know who is financing them, right?
ReplyDeletePity is, they seem to think we cannot figure it out.
I think if Representatives and Senators had to recuse themselves from votes on bills that would favor a particular contributor (individual or corporate), then we'd get bills through faster - probably with a lot fewer votes on both sides.
Judges and Justices have to recuse themselves when there is a conflict of interest or they are supposed to (Justice Scalia aside, corrupt and unethical justice that he is). So why not require our elected officials to do the same?