Democrats as a Stop Gap

The power of the 99% is that most people are sane and when asked issue by issue are relatively more Liberal then Conservative. So our power is in the fact that the sane far out number the crazy. So if we all make the commitment to vote we will win.Most of us Dislike Wall Street and their hand maidens in Congress both Republican and Democrats and we want to throw them all out. But, rallying around the Idea throw all the bumps out could be dangerous in that a random flip of the coin like that could just end up giving us a Republican controlled House, Senate and White House which will pretty much get us a gigantic Flat Tax Cut for billionaires, an Oil well in every yard and of course fish with three eyes.
So from in a pragmatic, Political and Electorial stand point with an national election only a year away we need first stop the bleeding by removing as many Republicans as possible and replace them with Democrats. At both the National and State level.
I know, I know, some of the Democrats are just as bad as Republican and many have the same ties to Wall Sreet but over all Dems are not nearly as anti the 99 as republican and not as determined to dismantle everything.
Once the Dems are in power we go back to the streets and get a constitutional amendment to get money out of elections and politics, institute a Wall Street Transaction Tax and break up the big banks for a start.

Watching "Faith & Freedom Conference"

I was struck by two thoughts while watching the Faith & Freedom Conf. on C- SPAN.
1. Republicans will fight to the death of a doctor to stop abortions but once that baby is born it's Screw'em, cut WIC, cut health care, cut anything that gives that child a chance of a positive start in life.
2. The Republican efforts, across this country, to restrict abortion and the health care options of Women seem to be rooted in the idea that Women are the property of Men. Their decisions and options will be decided by Men with the political power to impose their personal beliefs on all women.

Family Day

 

 

 

"The Fall of Wall Street"

The "Occupy" protests happening on Wall Street and around the country have been a powerful first step in connecting people of like feelings of frustration over a system that seems stacked against the 99% of people who sweat, stress and study day in and day out for a better life for themselves and their families. While at the same time the scales are tipped in the direction of the top 1% and large corporation either through tax cuts or bail outs for criminal behavior by banks or ultimitly total political domination. The growth of what some are calling "The American Autumn" ,or my personal favorite "The Fall of Wall Street", and the way it has spread to other cities shows that if there is hundreds of thousands out there that feel compelled enough to take their voices to the streets there must be millions who have the similar feelings of frustration. Frustration may have been the catalyst that brought the people to Wall Street and beyond and it was a essential step to connecting people and creating networks it is not enough to sustain a movement. It is not enough to draw in the millions who feel the same way. This unified message doesn't need to be a manifesto with a long list of demands. It should just two or three first steps that set the foundation for real change. To add my voice to the debate I would like to offer what I think we all could get behind to change American for the benefit of all. The First is a Constitutional Amendment to get the money out of Politics. The Dylan Rattigan ammendments looks pretty good. Second, establish a Wall Street Transaction Tax. A portion of which would fund elections. I like this because Wall Street still pays for our election but with out buying influence. Third, bust up the Big Banks