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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNewsflash! Senators and Congresspersons are ALL either filthy rich or
bought and paid for by the filthy rich (save maybe Bernie Sanders). For all of their blather about helping the middle class, they will not help the middle class. To do so would require them to pass legislation that would further require sacrifice on their part. It is NOT gonna happen!
All the rhetoric otherwise is just talk to try and make the base think they really care about us.
One of these days the people will wake up to the reality, and there will be another revolution in this country. Rich folk will do well to get the heck out of Dodge when that happens. When you back a dog into a corner it will bite you out of fear. When the day comes when the worker becomes a slave (and that day is coming..if not already here) they will rise up against the overlords; and, it won't pretty.
It is happening in the Middle East. It is starting to happen in Europe. Pay close attention to what is happening there and how it all ties into their economies. It is a preview of coming attractions.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)His biggest asset is his house in Sun Prairie. Apparently, WI voters (the same ones who will support Obama in November, but supported Walker in the recall, riiiiggght) wanted a Koch-brothers tea bagger instead of Feingold. Peculiar.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Your assertion has no validity. Feingold didn't face Snotty in the recall election, a guy who had already lost to him did.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)I know damn well that Feingold didn't lose in a recall election, nor did he ever face Walker. I don't know what you're assuming my assertion is, but to each his own.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Oh dopey me. Here I thought that Feingold wasn't an option and now I find how wrong I was.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)We're all wrong sometimes. Don't beat yourself up about it.
99Forever
(14,524 posts).. it was me that conflated two separate races into one. Pardon me while I go do my penance.
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)being pissy then that's on you.
99Forever
(14,524 posts).. I think you are correct, the backlash is coming. Whether this Nation can survive it, is the open question.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)The notion of running for office to serve America, to better your congressional district has flown by the wayside ages ago.
I don't know if we can get people to run for office out of a sense of civic duty any more, but there are things that we must try to do:
Kill Citizens United and dump it next to binLaden.
Publicly fund ALL elections.
No private donations to political candidates period. You can't spend your own money,only public funds
reinstatement of the fairness doctrine and make it applicable to cable and satellite.
Free equal airtime to political candidates.
same day voting registration
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)modest means and is owned by no one. I don't think Senator Franken is owned by anyone either. There aren't many, but there are some.
emulatorloo
(44,276 posts)There are lots of people in public service who are in it to serve the people.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)And no, I'm not.