Wallowing in Bloody Destruction
Friday 05 November 2010
by: Stephen Pitt | t r u t h o u t | Artwork
In this illustration, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Reps. John Boehner and Eric Cantor are standing in the bloody human, economic and social destruction their party caused during the reckless Bush reign. It lingers because these men stand in the way of relief to the middle class, which they bled for militant corporatistic ventures with a straight face.
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Corporate America has its
Fri, 11/05/2010 - 17:43 — Anonymous (not verified)Corporate America has its hacks to do their dirty job and take pride in destroying our country... Some day, there is going to be justice and these and their masters will likely be held accountable for creating a more destructive union....
The Supreme Courts ruling re
Fri, 11/05/2010 - 18:05 — Sydney Parlow (not verified)The Supreme Courts ruling re corporations unlimited ability to provide funds in an election set the ground rules for corporate irresponsibility.
We need a return of the GLASS STEAGLE ACT to allow us to get back to democracy from a corpocracy.
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
Fri, 11/05/2010 - 18:09 — prairie dog (not verified)Waist deep in the Big Muddy and the damn fools say to push on. Pete Seeger was right.
clinton is responsible for
Fri, 11/05/2010 - 22:04 — Anonymous (not verified)clinton is responsible for doing away with the Glass Steagle act....
Obama and his ilk are communists....
they are the enemy....
I came to truthout seeking a little non biased take on the news...All I get is republican bashing.
Simply not in existance...
is this another Conde Nast publication???/
F you I am so out of here....
Obama and his ilk are
Fri, 11/05/2010 - 22:56 — Anonymous (not verified)Obama and his ilk are communists....
Thank god they are, though they are far from it. we need communists here.
Three RePig's america would
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 00:43 — notamerica (not verified)Three RePig's america would be better off without!
The RePig's are squealing and stampeding and when it's all over there will be hell to pay
Al- Qaeda and the GOP,
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 00:59 — Edward, Eugene,Oregon (not verified)Al- Qaeda and the GOP, America's biggest threat.
anon @Sat, 11/06/2010 -
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 11:47 — DJM (not verified)anon @Sat, 11/06/2010 - 03:04
quote; "clinton is responsible for doing away with the Glass Steagle act...."
That is only HALF THE STORY as usual.... that is one way people who want to spread lies do it.
The Glass-Steagall Act was rescinded by the Gramm-Leach-Bilely Act.
President Clinton at least admitted he got bad advice on regulating the complex financial instruments known as derivatives from his former Treasury Secretaries, Robert Rubin and Larry Summers.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/04/clinton-rubin-and-summers-gave-me-wrong-advice-on-derivatives-and-i-was-wrong-to-take-it.html
Remember that Republicans
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:27 — DJM (not verified)Remember that Republicans were the majority at the time. The bill that ultimately repealed the Act (after years of the banking industry trying to remove it) was introduced in the Senate by Phil Gramm (Republican from Texas) and in the House by Jim Leach (R-Iowa) in 1999. The bills passed by a Republican majority, basically following party lines by a 54-44 vote in the Senate and by a bi-partisan 343-86 vote in the House.
If anything this seems like a vote by the rich to open up an " improved" way to gamble with other people's money....a win/win situation for the right folks with the inside track. (and in that respect it seems to have worked for the wealthy/powerful and well connected at least)
Thanks, DJM, for precise
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 16:13 — Bruce Gruber (not verified)Thanks, DJM, for precise accuracy. Typical "anonymous" posters concerned about bashers of Republicrats and their blue dog fake populists need to be 'out of here' where they are unburdened by both facts and morals.