A lot of people are trying to say that all politicians are the same, that your vote doesn't matter. Well, let's look at the evidence. In the last month, here are some headlines about politicians.For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would vote Republican. The old, honorable Republican party--the one my father voted for--is dead.
"Democrat Alan Grayson Calls for Foreclosure Moratorium"
"Democrat Ohio Secretary of State Attacks Foreclosure Fraud"
"President Obama Pocket Vetos Pro-Bank Bill That Would Increase Foreclosures"
"Democrat Harry Reid Calls for Foreclosure Moratorium"
"Democrat Nancy Pelosi Calls for Investigations of Foreclosure Fraud"
"Democrat Ohio Attorney General Attacks Foreclosure Fraud, Sues GMAC"
"Democrat Illinois Attorney General Asks for Foreclosure Halt in Illinois"
"Democrat Maxine Waters Calls for a Foreclosure Freeze"
"Democrats Alan Grayson, Barney Frank, and Corrine Brown Call for Fannie to Stop Working with Foreclosure 'Mills' Being Investigated for Fraud"
"Democrat Earl Blumenaur Asks for a Foreclosure Freeze in Oregon"
"Democrat Jeff Merkley Calls for a Special Investigator for Foreclosure Fraud"
" Democrats Luis Gutierrez and Dennis Moore Call for Investigations of Bailout Recipients Engaging in Foreclosure Fraud"
"Democrat Attorney General in California Asks for Foreclosure Halt"
"Democrat Attorney General in Massachusetts Asks for Foreclosure Halt"
Notice a pattern here? If not, let me give you another hint.
"Republican Richard Shelby Tries to Weaken Rules, Kicks Regulators"
And people wonder why banks and corporations are spending $5 billion on this election, nearly all of that for Republicans.
Countdown!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Some Evidence....
This arrived in my inbox this morning from Digby, Howie, and John of Blue America. Yes, it's an ad, but it's true:
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Well, the old tribal loyalties die hard. In the USA I don't think I could imagine voting anything but Democrat. In the UK, where I have no such loyalties, I still haven't yet brought myself to voting Conservative. But I did vote for those nice chaps who wear socks with their sandals and recently went into coalition with the Tories. Well, they have a nice name, anyway: the Liberal Democrats.
ReplyDeleteSocks with their sandals?! Now you've got me curious. I've never subscribed to the sock-with-sandals-as-fashion-faux-pas theory. Not that it has anything to do with politics, but maybe it does. If people pick comfort over looking cool, I'd trust them. Liberal, too.
ReplyDeleteYeah...I voted for Republicans. I remember when there were good ones. There gone now, rest their souls. Instead we have Fascism light. Phony populism and evisceration of the middle class.
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Yes, the Republican Party long ago ceased to practice what they claim to stand for. Many of the Democrats haven't been too steady either.
ReplyDeleteThere's simply no substitute for assessing how individual candidates have actually voted on issues and reviewing from whom they've accepted campaign contributions, just for starters.
Many years ago I jettisoned political party labels as it became obvious they had become pretty meaningless. Even the terms conservative and liberal are tossed about willy nilly. About the only labels that really tell you much about an individual or candidate apply to those who are extremists on either end of the political continuum, at least that's my conclusion.
Joared:
ReplyDelete"There's simply no substitute for assessing how individual candidates have actually voted on issues and reviewing from whom they've accepted campaign contributions, just for starters."
But that's so much WORK!! We're not used to having to examine things to such an extent. Which is why, probably, we're in the state we're in....