Who will represent the poor, women, workers and minorities in America?

With the two-party system in America now going in essentially the same direction...what party will remain to represent those that neither party appears to believe is politically expedient to represent?

The Republican party? Not a chance. They have other plans and they long ago abandoned any pretense of representing any other than the wealthy class. But you have to give them credit for their 'honesty'. They don't mince words when it comes to identifying themselves with those who 'have'. ("Some call them the elite...Bush calls them his base".)

The Democratic party? Although this party is America's best chance for a party of the people...they've split into helpless factions fighting to see who will be king of the hill. Many think that they have become just as beholden to corporate lobbyists as the Republicans.

That leaves the 'have nots' without representation in our government. Which party will be left to represent them now that both parties appear to have embraced the corporate world and the fistfuls of cash they have to offer to cooperative politicians?

Is the plan to leave the care of the have-nots to the 'faith-based' graces of the church and religious groups? Will it be up to the church to provide social services in the place of a government bankrupt from spending too many tax dollars on perpetual war and corporate welfare? Or is the design as simple as 'let them eat cake'?

We're seeing the systematic destruction of America's infrastructure by Republicans and enabling Democrats too afraid or complicit to stop them. The immediate victims of this piracy are the working class and the poor. But soon all Americans who aren't in some way connected to the wealthy classes will be made to suffer unprecedented poverty and oppression.

We're fast becoming a one-party state representing both sides of the same coin. You're either with them or with the terrorists. You are sadly mistaken if you think this is just a slogan or that it doesn't apply to you.

Who will be left to represent the poor and disenfranchised when America rises from the ashes of war and greed?

As you said:

The immediate victims of this piracy are the working class and the poor. But soon all Americans who aren't in some way connected to the wealthy classes will be made to suffer unprecedented poverty and oppression.

That's the plan.

...the rich control?

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America’s super-rich look forward to a merry Christmas
By Rick Kelly
3 December 2004

America’s corporate elite is preparing to reward itself with another round of massive end-of-year bonuses. For the ultra-wealthy, these multimillion-dollar payouts are considered an appropriate and well deserved reward for another profitable year of operations.

A report in the New York Times on Monday noted that the Christmas bonuses for Wall Street’s executives, bankers and traders are expected to be 10 to 15 percent higher than those of last year. These bonuses now typically constitute the bulk of a Wall Street professional’s earnings.

“In 2003, Lloyd S. Blankfein, the president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs made $20.1 million; only $600,000 of that was salary,” the Times explained. “Similarly, E. Stanley O’Neal, the chief executive of Merrill Lynch, made $500,000 in salary, but received a bonus of $13.5 million and restricted stock worth $11.2 million more.”

So-called “superstar” traders and investment bankers are also in line for lucrative bonuses. These are individuals who have generated revenue for their firms of more than $25 million this year, through the trading of stocks, commodities and bonds. Wall Street’s “superstars” can expect to receive bonuses of $5-15 million.
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<link> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/dec2004/rich-d03.shtml

When he talks about 'spending his political capital' everyone knows it means giving more 'favors' to his rich supporters at the expense of everyone else.

since the Big Two have the system locked up so that we can't hardly get in there to help these folks out.

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