"So what will happen if, as expected, Republicans win control of the House? A repeat of the 1990's witch hunts."
Portrait, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, 06/15/09. (photo: Fred R. Conrad/NYT)
It's Witch-Hunt Season
30 August 10
The last time a Democrat sat in the White House, he faced a nonstop witch hunt by his political opponents. Prominent figures on the right accused Bill and Hillary Clinton of everything from drug smuggling to murder. And once Republicans took control of Congress, they subjected the Clinton administration to unrelenting harassment - at one point taking 140 hours of sworn testimony over accusations that the White House had misused its Christmas card list.
Now it's happening again - except that this time it's even worse. Let's turn the floor over to Rush Limbaugh: "Imam Hussein Obama," he recently declared, is "probably the best anti-American president we've ever had."
To get a sense of how much it matters when people like Mr. Limbaugh talk like this, bear in mind that he's an utterly mainstream figure within the Republican Party; bear in mind, too, that unless something changes the political dynamics, Republicans will soon control at least one house of Congress. This is going to be very, very ugly.
So where is this rage coming from? Why is it flourishing? What will it do to America?
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I suppose you also think corporations are people too? OK, then I want BP executed for the 11 deaths they caused in the explosion.
I guess you also don't think Bush 'drove the Republic to the brink of oblivion' by taking away from the poor and giving to the rich?
People like you that listen to the Becks, Limbaughs and Palins don't have any more sense than they do.
Jason old boy! I reject the premise upon which this fallacy is constructed! You are a fool.
Unlike starting an illegal war based on lies and then pouring billions and billions of dollars into the sand for it, huh. Now *that*'s a good use of taxpayer dollars. We will spend until the cows come home to kill each other or possibly some more of those brown folks in faraway places, and Republicans will never say boo about it. But let us try and spend a buck or two on taking care of each other here at home, and watch the sparks fly.
So when you talk irresponsible government spending, how dare you blame it all on Obama and gloss right over the illegal war costing us billions in dollars and thousands in lives?
Dear John,
Thanks for the voice of reason. Treat 94 minuses you received from the crowd on this page as a the highest compliment. Let's remind these do-gooders that the road to hell is frequently paved with good intention.
Some parts of the world are laughing, though it's the parts of the world that are "re-loading" that we should be very worried about.
You're absolutely right, if people, especially people of color, would just VOTE, we'd see real change. Which is exactly why, when it comes to making voting easier and more convenient, Republicans always seem to be so adamantly opposed. Hmm...
But this is nothing less than the right wing, corporations and Wall street in unison determined to take the president down. So the country will go to hell too?? That will be collateral damage.
Krugman is spot on. The gop are a bunch of cowards. I do believe that a few of them respect the President and probably also think the craziness has gone TOO FAR . BUT NOT ONE OF THEM SAYS A WORD. THEY DISGUSTS ME. They are a despicable lot.
THESE IDIOTS ARE ACTUALLY GREATLY ENDANGERING THE COUNTRY AND THE LIVES OF OUR FORCES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.
Who is winning while the right is destroying our country?? THE CHINESE.
They may soon suggest that the dollar should no longer be the worlds "Coin"
The yen should, and since they are OUR BANKER, THEY MAY WIN.
There is a lot at stake here.
VOTE VOTE VOTE vote vote
Slavery changed... it's now economic... The poor can't afford much... and even less with all of the regressive taxation and resource use fees... think about the last time the poor could pay use fees to use a park...
I call them the Wussocrats.
The message for Democrats is how do we awaken the sleeping giant of masses? Or will they remain in a state of eternal media and celebrity saturated bliss?
For those of us who care the only solution may be a foreign retirement. (Italy, Spain, maybe Ecuador anyone ?)
It will continue to work because the Democrats are too feeble to challenge the Republicans on what it is they will have to cut in order to lower taxes. People start turning left when they realize they don't want their school budgets cut, they don't want to pay more for mass transit, they don't want social security cut, they don't want food stamps cut, they don't want medical benefits cut, they want the postal service 6 days a week, they don't want to privatize their drinking water, and on and on it goes. This is a liberal left leaning country when you focus in on reality. Force Republican to be specific and they start to weaken and get evasive because they know this.
Voting for anybody else is voting for the Republicans.
That's how Bush became President! Not voting at all is STILL a vote for the Republicans.
If you’re disappointed now, how disappointed will you be when the Republicans win.
VOTE!!! Tell your friends that voted for Obama to VOTE. WE MUST VOTE!!!
WE NEED MORE SEATS NOT LESS!!!
WE MUST VOTE!
Yeah, that's right, just like Ralph Nader and the Green Party helping to put George W. Bush in the White House made everyone realize that we needed to turn to Ralph Nader to be our saviour! Yeah, there was NO difference between George Bush and Al Gore; Al Gore would have ignored warnings in August of 2001 that al Qaeda was determined to attack the US, so that he could enact the plans of the PNAC to invade Iraq; Gore would have turned unprecedented surpluses into unprecedented deficits by giving away the store to the wealthy, at the expense of everyone else; Gore would have tried to destroy Social Security. If you don't like what is happening in the Democratic Party, then get involved party and change what you don't like.
The Dems are so afraid of speaking their REAL voice, that they've lost it.
The Republicans say what they mean, and mean it is, and lies to boot. They say anything to get the public aroused.... and aroused we are. And that feels better than being narcotized.
If the Democrats would listen and really Hear the Progressives in Congress and it's citizens, we might actually have a VOICE that is heard and would actually arouse the citizens. As it is we have to do it ourselves.
Yes, the children have to grow up, leave home, mommy and daddy, and Be The Ones We've Been Waiting For.
We have TWO MONTHS to wake up the dems and the reasonable independents.
A number of organizations, liberal leaning are preparing an ad campaign to inform people about the good things in the health-care bill. HIGH TIME I think.
I believe that will enlighten a lot of people who really need help. Hopefully they understand and can see WHICH PARTY WILL DO SOMETHING FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.
We also have to keep asking the gop what it is they want to do if they get the majority? I am sure that most of our citizens will not like what the have to sell. Which is why they keep mum, so we have to pressure them.
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