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I think this is great. No American should be on the outside looking in.
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I'll put my own two cents in. This is the Republicans' Waterloo. They lost the 2008 elections sending quakes and fissures throughout the political world.
Then the Supreme Court gave the Republicans carte blanche in raising funding to win all and every election. The Democrats and Independents rose to the occasion and have held off complete devastation of the other parties.
In 2012, Karl Rove the most favored political warrior, did not win one political race. Not one. With millions and quite possibly billions of dollars behind him he didn't claim one victory.
Immediately after President Obama was elected and the Senate and House fell to Democratic majority and leadership the Tea Party came out of every crack and crevasse like cockroaches. "Out with the old, in with the new!" was their battle cry after defaming the famous Boston Tea Party with an enactment that was more a threat to democracy than political prophesy. I mean that happened over 200 years ago, one would think there were more creative ideas in the GOP; but, true to form they have no ideas.
The subsequent elections mostly excoriated the Old Guard from the Republicans with exceptions such as John McCain who sends vast amounts of money and munitions to supposedly 'freedom rebels' only to turn out to be al Qaeda turned IS.
Today, November 4, 2014 is election day in the USA. The every two year march to the polls to attempt course correction by the American people, at least the ones believing in a course correction. I have so wanted the American people to be more and more interested in their politics and none too soon with Republicans seeking to undermine "The Vote," the very instrument of our democracy. It looks like this two year ritual will now have a good turnout to even rival that of Presidential elections. At least in my heart I hope so.
But, since the Dems and Independents have rallied to save the country from a GOP DICTATE, the Republicans have already lost their predictions and a take over so great they could not be daunted in DC.
The Republican Party today is very different than the Republican Party previous to 2008. It is a good thing. The current GOP has yet to capture the changes in direction by the electorate to bring them REAL change and the quality of life they are demanding. Americans have a birth right and political backers such as the Koch Brothers haven't got a clue or respect for that reality. I hope the Republicans take whatever wins they have today and realize they are lucky to have them for a trend guaranteed by history more than ability.
I hope every political backer that provided incredibly obscene amounts of funds can look back and realize they really did lose their political shirts in order to achieve a thwarted victory and diminished power.
The money for politics should be coming from the people and not corporations set to steal the American Dream into a Wall Street commodity and cast the Middle Class into poverty in their own folly for greater profits. The story is the Middle Class is the answer to any country's economy and if the USA fails to rebuild theirs China will have the growth no other country can match. The American Dream will lie in wreckage as proof of Republican corruption and cronyism.
The Republican Party today abandoned any principled politics to attempt to ride the wave of the Tea Party extremists. They are now attempting to rebuild the past. They don't get it. The past is the past and the future is out of their reach in any meaningful way. Where federal authority might exist with the Republicans, local economies are now the power house to the USA economy and they can't out fund them, out think them or destroy them. The local economies that stand strong are self-regulating and vigilant. The democracy we love can't be undone and the people can and do take control away from wealth merchants.
I think this is great. No American should be on the outside looking in.
A Guide to What to Watch for on Election Night (click here)
I'll put my own two cents in. This is the Republicans' Waterloo. They lost the 2008 elections sending quakes and fissures throughout the political world.
Then the Supreme Court gave the Republicans carte blanche in raising funding to win all and every election. The Democrats and Independents rose to the occasion and have held off complete devastation of the other parties.
In 2012, Karl Rove the most favored political warrior, did not win one political race. Not one. With millions and quite possibly billions of dollars behind him he didn't claim one victory.
Immediately after President Obama was elected and the Senate and House fell to Democratic majority and leadership the Tea Party came out of every crack and crevasse like cockroaches. "Out with the old, in with the new!" was their battle cry after defaming the famous Boston Tea Party with an enactment that was more a threat to democracy than political prophesy. I mean that happened over 200 years ago, one would think there were more creative ideas in the GOP; but, true to form they have no ideas.
The subsequent elections mostly excoriated the Old Guard from the Republicans with exceptions such as John McCain who sends vast amounts of money and munitions to supposedly 'freedom rebels' only to turn out to be al Qaeda turned IS.
Today, November 4, 2014 is election day in the USA. The every two year march to the polls to attempt course correction by the American people, at least the ones believing in a course correction. I have so wanted the American people to be more and more interested in their politics and none too soon with Republicans seeking to undermine "The Vote," the very instrument of our democracy. It looks like this two year ritual will now have a good turnout to even rival that of Presidential elections. At least in my heart I hope so.
But, since the Dems and Independents have rallied to save the country from a GOP DICTATE, the Republicans have already lost their predictions and a take over so great they could not be daunted in DC.
The Republican Party today is very different than the Republican Party previous to 2008. It is a good thing. The current GOP has yet to capture the changes in direction by the electorate to bring them REAL change and the quality of life they are demanding. Americans have a birth right and political backers such as the Koch Brothers haven't got a clue or respect for that reality. I hope the Republicans take whatever wins they have today and realize they are lucky to have them for a trend guaranteed by history more than ability.
I hope every political backer that provided incredibly obscene amounts of funds can look back and realize they really did lose their political shirts in order to achieve a thwarted victory and diminished power.
The money for politics should be coming from the people and not corporations set to steal the American Dream into a Wall Street commodity and cast the Middle Class into poverty in their own folly for greater profits. The story is the Middle Class is the answer to any country's economy and if the USA fails to rebuild theirs China will have the growth no other country can match. The American Dream will lie in wreckage as proof of Republican corruption and cronyism.
The Republican Party today abandoned any principled politics to attempt to ride the wave of the Tea Party extremists. They are now attempting to rebuild the past. They don't get it. The past is the past and the future is out of their reach in any meaningful way. Where federal authority might exist with the Republicans, local economies are now the power house to the USA economy and they can't out fund them, out think them or destroy them. The local economies that stand strong are self-regulating and vigilant. The democracy we love can't be undone and the people can and do take control away from wealth merchants.
