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The People's House let down the People
Turns out Senators Grassley and Baucus would have supported a stimulus package that aimed much more at those in need than what the House agreed to do with the President. So why didn't Speaker Pelosi work with the Senate instead of compromising with the White House? Perhaps the last year of disappointment with Senator Reid's leadership had an impact. But the White House effectively divided the House and Senate, and again worked to benefit the well-off under the guise of helping those in need. Another tactical success, moral failure, surely wrong policy, and proof that the Democrats in this Congress are, for more than one reason, not as effective as we could hope.
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It's a shell game. They should assemble a body of reform-oriented people on the Mall, with a large, Reader's Digest EZ-Read-font 'BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET OR RESIGN, PLEASE' sign. This is just utterly stupid. Bush signed off on the Slumlord Law, Bankruptcy Reform Act, whatever you want to call it, and the corporations made themselves about the business of 'home equitying' people out the front door of their houses, with digital efficiency. They're good like that. It's all done with computers. And shady marketing. And, it's having a serious impact. But, when you luncheon with people who's general philosophy is Trumpian ekkynomix(with a bullet), well, you're going to have this new product, 'the homeless'. Kind of reminds you of some kind of War Of The Worlds thing...
February 3, 2008 8:50 PM | Reply | Permalink