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In reply to the discussion: Had enough yet? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)criminal was even brought before Congress to answer questions about the treasonous lies they told to get us into a never ending war for profit and the murder of over a million innocent people.
Bush's failed NCLB was not overturned and replaced with an Education program, in fact it was enhance, public schools privatized, teachers betrayed. A cabinet filled with the people we threw out, Republicans and Corporate CEOs.
Iow, little changed. Gays in the military was held up for a year, causing many to lose their jobs and benefits to be used later as a 'bargaining chip' to continue the Bush tax cuts for two more very expensive years.
SS was put on the Deficit table, and wrongfully associated with the Deficit, cuts to SS were proposed through the deceptive Chained CPI called a moral disaster by Bernie Sanders and finally set aside ONLY because of the huge public outrage and opposition.
Mandated insurance, opposed by Candidate Obama became the law.
We got a few crumbs, which they allow in order to keep up the pretense of a two party system.
But that is no longer enough.
Today's betrayal was the point of no return, the final blow showing clearly how little the people ever mattered.
So now, we are in no doubt about the corrosive effects of Corporate Money on this nation's electoral system and THAT is going to be the major issue in this campaign.
Nothing can be accomplished until the poisonous money is removed from our system of government.
Today proved beyond a doubt that this must be the #1 issue of this campaign. No one who is receiving millions of dollars from Corporations can even be expected to represent the people. It simply won't happen.