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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-18-07 06:59 PM
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8. devastating post
I had read Johnson's interview but this quote you included is worse than devastating:

"None of the Democrats vying to replace President Bush is doing so with the promise of reviving the system of check and balances.... The aim of the party out of power is not to cut the presidency down to size but to seize it, not to reduce the prerogatives of the executive branch but to regain them."


that's the ultimate flaw in the true bluer argument. they miss the point when they argue that we're saying there is no difference between the parties. that's NOT what I'm saying; that's for sure.

and they miss the point again when they argue that we fail to understand terrible things will happen if we elect republicans. no, that's NOT a point I'm missing; that's for sure. i couldn't agree more.

but here's the point the blindly loyal are missing: we no longer have a government of the people, by the people and for the people and electing Democrats is NOT going to change that UNTIL we start electing candidates who are not financed by Big Money and Big Oil and Big Insurance and Big Defense.

So tell me, which candidates are calling for publically financed campaigns? Which candidates are calling to ban non-Iraqi Big Oil companies from stealing Iraq's oil? Which candidates are calling for a new health care system that cuts out Big Insurance who makes profits by limiting medical payouts? And which candidates are calling for massive cuts in the military budget so that we can start meeting the real needs of the American people like health care for all and education and caring for senior citizens?

Because if you're supporting the BIG CORPORATE SYSTEM and your allowing the BIG CORPORATE SYSTEM to buy you an office, ain't nothing going to change!!!!!!!

Got that ?????????? Is that so complicated ??????????
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