Of course there have to be an extension of unemployment benefits, but the Bush tax cuts have to expire and there have to be tax HIKES on corporations and the rich. There should be massive cuts to the military. Banks should be threatened with nationalization unless they begin lending to small businesses.
Democratic politicians should be beating this drum, loudly and constantly.
Obama and Democratic leadership have already indicated they're on board with Social Security cuts, privatizing, etc. -- Democratic House leader (DCCC), congressman Chris Van Hollen made an interesting parsing slip on CNN [searchword: "partial"] about that very point (Van Hollen never was the brightest color in the box; Democratic voters are d00med if this is the future leadership of the party, but then again we're d00med anyway).
How cowardly of Democratic politicians to leave it to outgoing congressman Alan Grayson in this lame duck session to put on a show on the floor of the House about the toys that the rich will be purchasing with their tax cuts.
Has anybody seen the Democratic leadership lately? Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn, all meek and AW0L.
Come to think of it, where's Elizabeth Warren? Weren't her supporters, the ones who assured everyone it was just fine for her to take an advisory role to Obama instead of one with teeth, with power, saying we'd be hearing from her all the time, calling Obama and Geithner out?
Obama's been a quisling from the very beginning. Pro-corporate, pro-war and military industrial complex. That's what the DLC is all about.
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