Good Article. Very strategic a wake up call for those who think our democracy is a majority rule institution. Then again, from the very beginning with the issue of slavery in the drafting of the declaration of independence constitution and rural states have successfully banded together to thwart the interests of the majority in more populous and industrialized states. This is not to say that those stats are more likely to enact and/or support bad policies it just that they are easier and cheaper to buy than other states. I'm not sure what can be done about it other than through strong education and grass roots efforts. FDR did fairly well in such states during the great depression. Perhaps Happy Days will be here again soon. On things for certain Harry Reid is not cut of the same cloth as give em hell Harry Truman! If only.
The New York Times reports that "On Thursday, the talk show host Rush Limbaugh said the administration’s health care logo was itself similar to a Nazi symbol."
The rightists are playing every race card, religious card, and ethnic card they can find in order to express their hate for Obama. By next Wednesday, we will probably hear how Obama is going to take Medicare away from white people to give it to black people.
Unbelievable idiocy on the part of Middle Amurika.
Good Article. Very strategic a wake up call for those who think our democracy is a majority rule institution. Then again, from the very beginning with the issue of slavery in the drafting of the declaration of independence constitution and rural states have successfully banded together to thwart the interests of the majority in more populous and industrialized states. This is not to say that those stats are more likely to enact and/or support bad policies it just that they are easier and cheaper to buy than other states. I'm not sure what can be done about it other than through strong education and grass roots efforts. FDR did fairly well in such states during the great depression. Perhaps Happy Days will be here again soon. On things for certain Harry Reid is not cut of the same cloth as give em hell Harry Truman! If only.
ReplyDeleteThe New York Times reports that "On Thursday, the talk show host Rush Limbaugh said the administration’s health care logo was itself similar to a Nazi symbol."
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/us/politics/08townhall.html?hp
The rightists are playing every race card, religious card, and ethnic card they can find in order to express their hate for Obama. By next Wednesday, we will probably hear how Obama is going to take Medicare away from white people to give it to black people.
Unbelievable idiocy on the part of Middle Amurika.