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| Obama | Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral Votes (270 to win) |
332 | 206 |
| Obama | Romney | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 65,899,660 | 60,932,152 |
| Percent | 51.1% | 47.2% |
| Democrats* | Republicans | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Senate | 53 | 47 |
| Seats gained or lost | +2 | -2 |
| New Total | 55 | 45 |
| Democrats | Republicans | |
|---|---|---|
| Seats won | 201 | 234 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYWWBwf2wHE
This was and still is the ONLY alternative to the creeping corporatocracy that is America, today; but you'll never get people like him given a platform to give his views adequately to the American people. He was silenced, as were Alan Grayson and Cynthia Mckinney before him. These people are poisonous to the corporate agenda, yet judging by Kucinich's reception, they deserve just as much air time with the American People as the astro-turf, corporate run Tea Party.
The imbalance is obvious. The Middle class is being squeezed to the point of non-existence and the burgeoning working classes don't have a voice..So they become disenchanted as well as effectively disenfranchised with the ever more draconian voting elegibility requiremets....and we end up with something like only 35% of those who can vote, actually doing so, whilst the rest of us actively simmer and seethe every time a suit jumps on the podium and bellows out about representing middle class interests and totally ignores us...
Not for long...This can't go on forever..
In Washington today no one really takes responsibility for their actions. For the last 3 decades, very few politicians/leaders have been held accountable for the rotten things they’ve done to this country – financial crisis, the wars, housing crisis, tax cuts, NDAA, Patriot Act, torture etc.. It’s like we live in a fantasy world where certain companies and individuals take whatever they want and then leave the scene when things go sour.
The aftermath inevitably falls on the American people who have been duped and forsaken so many times by phony politicians and the MSM, they have all but tuned out. Special interests, lobbyists, ALEC, MIC and a whole host of other parasites have controlled the levers of government by pulling the strings of our elected officials. Common sense, reason and morality have been forsaken for power, greed and money.
Maybe in a different time, those people that pushed us into war(s) (called us unpatriotic and worse if we spoke out against it) would be held accountable for their actions. If the Conservatives and Neocons had to pay damages (civil and criminal) for their incompetence, we would have left years ago. Alas, holding people accountable is a fantasy, so America just moves on. Nothing here, just move along.
If we keep up these destructive ways, blithely moving along may not be possible in the future. At some point, something has got to give…
We elected a steward not a leader of our party – a person who will maintain the status quo for corporations/wealthy/Neocons, not for Main St. As a result, the Democratic constituents have to put up or shut up.
The American people are no longer part of the equation unless it comes to donations and donor time. If he wins again, I would expect more of the same as he tries to create his legacy. But now, the Republicans will be more emboldened and recalcitrant than ever. The vitriol/hatred from the Right-wing propaganda machine will only get louder and more intense. The media and the populace will of course blame him/Administration for their inactions.
A bully doesn’t back down until you put them in their place. This Administration needs to fight for their principles and call out the Republicans on a daily basis for undermining our Democracy. But that will never happen. Instead, the Democrats will be farther marginalized and demonized by their opponents.
Honestly, Hillary Clinton or other candidates would have been better suited for this typical Democratic Presidential approach because of their experience. If Obama wasn't willing to lead a government toward considerable change then he should be called on it.
He was not elected to continue many of GW Bush policies. People have a right to demand accountability from the people they vote for - especially the Democratic base.
Tea Partiers, Supreme Court, Citizens United, think-tanks, a biased media and the Koch Brothers create a dominant radical right wing machine. They have moles and tentacles in every facet of our government trying to break it down to suit their needs.
In Washington today no one really takes responsibility for their actions. For the last 3 decades, very few politicians/leaders have been held accountable for the rotten things they’ve done to this country – financial crisis, the wars, housing crisis, tax cuts, NDAA, Patriot Act, torture etc.. It’s like we live in a fantasy world where certain companies and individuals take whatever they want and then leave the scene when things go sour.
The aftermath inevitably falls on the American people who have been duped and forsaken so many times by phony politicians and the MSM, they have all but tuned out. Special interests, lobbyists, ALEC, MIC and a whole host of other parasites have controlled the levers of government by pulling the strings of our elected officials. Common sense, reason and morality have been forsaken for power, greed and money.
Maybe in a different time, those people that pushed us into war(s) would be held accountable for their actions. Alas, holding people accountable is a fantasy, so America just moves on. Nothing here, just move along.
If we keep up these destructive ways, blithely moving along may not be possible in the future. At some point, something has got to give…
Meese, tragically, was entirely correct.
In this context, we can see that the "ultra-liberal" or "socialist" current president is actually a Nixon Republican.
Remember Nixon? The guy who founded the EPA, opened relations with China - and had to be dragged out of illegal wars in southeast Asia?
Sound familiar?
Listen to this and decide if the US isn’t turning into a Third world nation.
Scary stuff. If you aren’t afraid, you’d better be.
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/04/18-venn-diagrams-showing-how-corrupted.html