the lies of David W, Corn

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21. well, getting "stuff" done

is not nearly as important as getting GOOD stuff done. Getting bad stuff done does not impress me much.

And I have no idea who Roubini is? Is he a progressive hero like Nader? Or is he some rightwinger espousing rightwing ideas as being good for America?

Looks like the latter to me.

And I am more than happy to shoot at traitorous progressives who get rightwing "stuff" done.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/93

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/86

They see Democrats and Republicans fighting each other instead of fighting for the American people"

Except that is how elected Democrats fight for the American people - BY FIGHTING AGAINST REPUBLICAN POLICIES. Republican policies which are harmful to the American people.

For example, from my Journal #19
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/...

When Joe Lieberman complains that "partisanship prevents things from getting done" I said "IT SHOULD"


When you look at the things Republicans want to do

* eliminate civil rights in the name of security
* goto war at the slightest hint of possible provocation
* gut social services
* give massive tax breaks to rich people
* allow corporations free rein to pollute, swindle and exploit
* lie about their goals, motives and actions
* etc.,etc., ad nauseum - see the Wage Slave Journal's "scorecard of evil"

That is exactly why some 56 million Americans try to elect Democrats - to stop that bullsh*t from "getting done". Lieberman didn't want to do his job. Connecticut Democrats had three words for you last night - "YOU ARE FIRED!"


Joe Lieberman says that "We can count on John and Sarah to fight for you, the American people" and yet one of his key proposals is to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. Tax cuts which primarily benefit the top 10% - not ALL the American people. 70% of the benefits of the dividend and capital gains tax cuts goto people making over $500,000. 80% of the benefits of eliminating the Alternative Minimum Tax, which McCain proposes to do, 80% of the benefits of that goto the richest 10%.

Lieberman also says, like W said of himself, that "even if you disagree with him, he will tell you where he stands."

So, back to those tax cuts. In 2001, McCain voted against them. Now he is for them. Which time was he taking a principled stand? In 2001, when he opposed Bush, or in 2008, when he caved in to the Republican base - "the haves and the have mores"?