Sunday, December 5, 2010
Message to Democrats
There is a great column in today's LA Times by Michael Hilzik that ponders the conundrum of the Democratic party cowering before the tawdry lies and babbling of the Republican propaganda machine. I recommend that everyone take a look at it. Michael presents a wonderful juxtaposition of the strength of FDR who stood up to his critics fiercely and brilliantly, pointing to the 9 years of Republican laissez faire non-government before the great depression and the years of misery that followed. To my mind, the situation is very comparable to what we face today after 8 years of aggressive Republican attacks on government regulation of just about everything- need I mention Katrina, the Bill of Rights, or the fact that in 2000, after 8 years of Democratic government, the country was not in debt but after one year of Bush Republican rule we were awash in red ink thanks to tax gifts to the wealthy - which the Republicans want to extend. How is this sane in anyone's mind? The Democrats should have a field day with this one, yet they are huddling in corners making conciliatory noises at the bombastic trumpeting of the Republican paper chimera. One swat would blast this ridiculous creature to pieces. Come on Democrats! Stand Up And Fight! So, the Republicans have the millionaires on their side. We have everyone else! Let's send a message to President Obama - "Stop playing nice while the country is drowning!"
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Coyote Girl, have you ever checked out the Skeptical Inquirer? You may not like everything they say, but much of it will resonate, and they are right there on Climate Change, arguing for its reality, from the prospective of real science...they're not openly political, but they question EVERYTHING...also, a good column by Christopher Hitchens in Vanity Fair, about the Tea Party, he takes no prisoners...thanks for your blog, I'm an old friend of your live-in friend, by the way...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips on the Skeptical Inquirer and Christopher Hitchins. Didn't Hitchins ruffle some progressive feathers a while ago who labeled him a neoconservative? I have often wondered what sort of creature a neoconservative was. Here is one definition among many from Wikipedia: In the early 1970s, democratic socialist Michael Harrington used the term in its modern meaning. He characterized neoconservatives as former leftists – whom he derided as "socialists for Nixon" – who had moved significantly to the right. These people tended to remain supporters of social democracy, but distinguished themselves by allying with the Nixon administration over foreign policy, especially by their support for the Vietnam War and opposition to the Soviet Union. They still supported the welfare state, but not necessarily in its contemporary form. If that describes Hitchins, I will view his thoughts with considerable caution and a pinch of "skepticism."
ReplyDeleteBy the way, that old friend of yours who is living with me wouldn't happen to be my husband would it?