The Republican Party clearly does not get how horrible their public image is, and that the only way they can gain control of the Senate and keep the House of Representatives is to promote fear, hatred, hysteria, and encourage ignorance among those groups which are harmed by their rhetoric and policies!
The GOP stands now for voter suppression, of African Americans, Latinos, young people, the elderly, poor people, making it harder for all these groups to be able to vote, with all kinds of methods and manipulation, reminiscent of the old Southern Democrats, but now not only in the South but nationwide. They know that they cannot win unless they prevent people from voting, and the Republican Governors have no shame as they work to undermine the 15th Amendment to the Constitution!
Also, there is no shame in Republican Governors and other Republicans in Washington, willing to work with billionaires, such as the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson, to undermine American democracy by kowtowing to these wealthy, privileged oligarchs and autocrats, and working to harm women, labor, the environment, gays and lesbians, racial minorities, and poor people in their quest for absolute dominance over our government for their own selfish purposes!
One would think that the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson and others have much more in assets and fortune than anyone could ever need in a lifetime, or even give to their heirs, but their selfishness, greed, obsession with money, is so deep that they have no sense of propriety, no sense of ethics, no sense of morality, and do not even feel ashamed of their behavior!
How can Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, John Kasich and other Republican Governors or former Governors, along with Senate and House Republicans, considering the idea of running for President, not be embarrassed by their open begging for financial support from these corrupt billionaires? They are ready to sell their souls for power, in such an open and outrageous manner, that one wonders how any thinking, intelligent American could possibly vote for and believe in them as a potential President of the United States!
The Republicans, by their own behavior and public image, are self destructing, and they seem unable to, or unaware of, the damage they are doing, which will be part of the story in the future of how the GOP disappeared as a legitimate alternative, representing the dinosaur of a declining white population, coupled with a younger generation becoming much more Democratic than many observers are willing to acknowledge!
Again today.
” Its not that progressives are ignorant. It’s just that they know so many things that are not true.”
You are repeating yourself, Dave, and it carries no weight, since your right wing views are being repudiated, as even with ObamaCare, it is succeeding, and will never be repealed!
LOl, Obama care succeeding, thanks for the laugh of the week, LOL
Oh and thanks for the obvious smoke screen article of distraction during another week of Democrat illegallity from Harry Reid on down, what a joker you are.
Laugh on, Dave, but ObamaCare is not going to disappear! The fact that you do not give a damn whether millions of people have health care, says legions about you, and shows you for the scum you really are!
Since you have so much trouble in finding anything positive to say, why waste your time on this blog? You are a troll on the wrong blog, just looking to cause trouble, and if it continues, you will be blocked!
I am not sure what kind of gilded world you live in, but here in Maryland they spent 200 million dollar on our heralded totally dysfunctional health exchange with disastrous results. Tomorrow they start again from square ONE. Guess who picks up the bill? And that is just here. A success, kind of like what progressive’s did for Detroit, that kind of success.
Yes, Dave, there are costs in every start up, and there are problems in every new program, as in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare Part D, but the goal of all Americans having health care is too important to ignore.
And yes, $200 million “wasted” is upsetting, but how does that compare to billions wasted on Iraq and Afghanistan and defense cost overruns to corrupt corporations, Dave?
No matter how much you, and other naysayers work to prevent health care, and despite some unfortunate costs, we will never again see millions of Americans denied health care by selfish, uncaring people like yourself and Speaker John Boehner and his disgraceful party!
And, Dave, I do NOT live in a “gilded” world. It took me until nearly age 50 to buy my first home, and I have just an ordinary car, and am retired, but still teach and lecture, for the fun of it, but also to supplement my income. But I am thankful that all Americans now will be able to know they will not have to die for lack of health care, including millions of children, and the disabled.
You sound “gilded” yourself, and if not, certainly selfish and uncaring about anyone other than you and your family and friends. Is that the American way, to be totally self centered?
Hello Professor,
As I have said, I own a 4,000 sq. ft. home on the backside of 56 acres. My lane is 1/3rd of a mile long. My income is in the upper 1%. All of this is in Maryland and I am here to tell you…..Know Nothing Davy is slinging a lot of bull.
Thank you, Engineer, for clarifying that Dave is full of bull. Anyone with a brain in his head knew that, but it is good to have a confirmation from someone who lives in the same state as Dave does.
By the way, I hope eventually to move to Maryland, to live near my older son, and I really admire the politics of the state!
More good news!! I would love to have you in Maryland.
Maggie also lives in Maryland, so we could have a “reunion” in person, and get to know each other! LOL But that is a few years away!
That’s OK. I’m up for it. 🙂