Leftist Hypocrit Exposed

[Guest Guest]

Nancy Pelosi's democratic congress has been virtually comatose, they have the lowest approval rating in history. They have accomplished nothing. Oh wait, check that...... they approved a bridge to nowhere.

LOL. The Democratic party is a farce. Pelosi: The democrats have a commonsense plan ..... . Harry Reid: The war is lost.

[Bern]

What should/should not be and what is are vastly different things in today's world.

Watching the news about the Democratic convention showed it to be not much more than a lobbyist feeding frenzy, a target rich environment for corporate America to buy themselves a Congressman or two. Anyone with open eyes knows the Republican convention will be more of the same. The government has been sold and the people couldn't afford it. Government for the people has become nothing but another meaningless sound bite. I don'y beliee it will be all that long before we sell the naming rights to America, in the same manner athletic arena naming rights are sold today, welcome to China West.

True.

I think Noam Chomski put it well

This is a business-run society: you market commodities, you market candidates. The public are the victims and they know it, and that’s why 80% think, more or less accurately, that the country is run by a few big interests looking after themselves.

The Obama phenomenon is an interesting reaction to this. Obama’s handlers, the campaign managers, have created an image that is essentially a blank slate. In the Obama campaign the words are hope, change, unity - totally vacuous slogans said by a nice person, who looks good and talks nicely - what commentators call “soaring rhetoric” - and you can write anything you like on that blank slate. A lot of people are writing on it their hopes for progressive change. In the campaign, as the Wall Street Journal correctly notes, issues have received little attention. Personal characteristics are the key element. It’s character that’s up front.

So, yes, the Obama phenomenon, I think, reflects the alienation of the population that you find in the polls: 80% say the country is run by a few big interests. While Obama says we are going to change that, there’s no indication of what the change is going to be. In fact, the financial institutions, which are his major contributors, think he’s fine, so there’s no indication of any change. But if you say “change,” people will grasp at it; you say “change” and “hope,” and people will grasp at this and say, OK, maybe this is the savior who will bring about what we want, even though there is no evidence for it.

Of course, the same marketing techniques will be applied by the Republicans. They will market themselves as the choice for a better, safer, more secure America while in reality maintaining the status quo.

However, what will hurt McCain is that the Bush admin reached new heights in mismanagement and politicization of the Federal departments. Will it carry over?

[WilliamK]

Nancy Pelosi's democratic congress has been virtually comatose, they have the lowest approval rating in history. They have accomplished nothing. Oh wait, check that...... they approved a bridge to nowhere.

Great example. The infamous "bridge to nowhere" was the pet project of Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, both Republicans.

The name Ted Stevens may sound familiar, as he's recently been in the news for having been indicted on corruption charges . But that hasn't stopped him from winning Alaska's Republican primary by a substantial margin. It seems that corruption and pork-barrel spending are qualities that Republicans admire in their politicians. I suppose that shouldn't be surprising, really.

[Guest Guest]

Great example. The infamous "bridge to nowhere" was the pet project of Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, both Republicans.

The name Ted Stevens may sound familiar, as he's recently been in the news for having been indicted on corruption charges . But that hasn't stopped him from winning Alaska's Republican primary by a substantial margin. It seems that corruption and pork-barrel spending are qualities that Republicans admire in their politicians. I suppose that shouldn't be surprising, really.

The Democratic majority was quick to support this classic pork -barrel farce, one's as corrupt as the other.

[Bern]

The Democratic majority was quick to support this classic pork -barrel farce, one's as corrupt as the other.

One hand washes the other.