Now that Democrats are caving to the Republicans at the mere threat of deceitful negative advertisements, there is little hope remaining. The wealthy are stupid because if they destroy the middle class, that will destroy America, and the wealthy right along with it.

As long as media outlets through which voter information is disseminated to the masses do not, or can not, apply "truth in advertising" to political advertising, and as long as mainstream media simply repeats political lies and deceptions without any fact-checking or debunking, then a very large section of American voters will continue to be deceived and vote against their own self-interests based on those deceptions. And now that the money spent on campaign advertising is unlimited for corporations, look for things to go from bad to worse.

The Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will expire by themselves. With friends like you, Liced-christ, Obama has even more enemies. Hope you like it back with the GOP running us further into the ditch.

Personalities aside, it does seem likely that congress will vote after the election to extend the tax cuts, and that Obama will sign off on it.

If he's "bipartisan" with a majority, just imagine how flexible he'll be with a minority.

It's harsh but fair, I think, to blame Obama in large part for the coming upset: he has certainly over-compromised with--indeed aggressively reached out to--the Republican enemy, and L-C has reasons for his rant.

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Obama needs more criticism It's too bad you won't jump on board. All the mediocre democrats bow before the big, bad ogre of a possible Republican victory. You don't know that Obama as a conservative is holding you hostage to HIS right wing policies. Obama and you believe that his somewhat less right- wing agenda is acceptable. Sorry, it's not, at least for me it's not. We're going nowhere in big circles. Yes, of course Obama is not George Bush. He's worse. I guess you like Obama's four neocon wars breaking our government, starving our people, destroying the minds of our children and sending wave after wave of insecurity around the globe for all those involved, which is everyone,really. You mediocre democrats won't be reminded of those wars, will you? Today you will.

Those spineless Democrats could screw up a wet dream.

Do the writers of these articles read the comments of the readers? If not, they should.....

I had great expectations from the Democratic majority and from the Democratic Presidency but the result has convinced me corporate America's reach is much higher and deeper than any of us can visualize. Government of, by and for the People has become that of Corporate America (the board members, big stock holders and the CEO/corporate officers). If history is a guide, the US polity has become sick and is on a downward spiral. The Contract ON America from the Elephant is appealing to the majority. Do we need more proof that we are doomed? We need a lion in the system to stand up to a bunch hyenas eating the whale.

Is there really a difference between the Republicans and the Democrats, other than public facade? Behind closed doors, they are all making deals that benefit themselves, not the constituents. It's a government that's been bought.

Last year , when Obama said "the economy is not a zerosum game", I knew we were in trouble because we were either dealing with lies or with advisors who had not read the book. FDR's economist held that money rises to the top and unemployment comes when there is no money left at the bottom.Von Neuman and Morgenstern wrote The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, formalizing that theory. The beauty of their analysis was to show that any(!) economy could be so described. Jobs are only saved if the rules (regulations) protect the bottom level players or by taxation which provides chips for all players. As FDR said: Mr. Hoover does not understand that laid off government workers join the unemployment lines.

Note that the payers chips are real assets not printed money. No one ever mentions that it was understandable to the voters of that era debt could wipe one out. If times are bad we don't ask our children to pay, we live by "cash and carry". The Great Depression was not allowed to create national debt. Debt came when business interests argued government should be run like a business and rely on credit to be paid off in the future.

I do rember the Joint Committee on the Econmic Report annually published a graphic showing percen of income paid in taxes became smaller the greater the incme despite a top marginal income tax rate of 80%. I never saw the grapics after the top tax rate was cut. With sufficient wealth lawyers can invoke tax mechanims which can avoid income taxes all together. The progressive tax rates up to 80% served to level the playing field enough for the economic games to continue.

Oh, now I get it. The Republican platform should be called "The Answer to the Servant Problem."

Erich Von Freemason you are what's wrong with America:
"Rich people can't prevent you from earning money. Rich people can't limit your ability to produce.

This country's biggest problem is its citizens' lack of character; we'd rather sit at our computers and whine than get off our butts and work. Public schools have robbed us of our critical thinking abilities and convinced us that we are helpless sheep in constant need of big government assistance."

Rich people can indeed prevent you from earning a fair wage, they already have. They can indeed limit your ability to produce by off-shoring jobs.

You call people stupid because of public education? I agree. 30 years of de-funding and devaluating public ed has left us with idiots like you. Thanks for elucidating the problems with OUR country with your personal example of overt stupidity.

"When will they ever learn?"

It's not about lack of understanding. It's about corruption!

"From each according to their gullibility to each according to their greed!" Get it, it's the system stupid. The democrats are there to divert you from doing what you need to do, revolt, strike, anything instead you go from Tweedledee to Tweedledum & get the tweedle shaft..

Kevin, if you're going to throw Dennis Kucinich's and Howard Dean's names around, please keep your idiotic comments about impeachment to yourself! Learn to concentrate on your Representative in the House and save your snarks for your Senators.

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