tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521847710874444875.post8408078517355708012..comments2024-01-04T11:29:50.296-08:00Comments on THE WULFSHEAD: Contempt for the PeopleNausicaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316597236758211957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521847710874444875.post-59540554775951692182011-07-14T16:04:46.718-07:002011-07-14T16:04:46.718-07:00And what he says:
"It’s getting harder and h...And what he says:<br /><br />"<i>It’s getting harder and harder to trust Mr. Obama’s motives in the budget fight, given the way his economic rhetoric has veered to the right. In fact, if all you did was listen to his speeches, you might conclude that he basically shares the G.O.P.’s diagnosis of what ails our economy and what should be done to fix it. And maybe that’s not a false impression; maybe it’s the simple truth.<br />(...)<br />Watching Mr. Obama and listening to his recent statements, it’s hard not to get the impression that he is now turning for advice to people who really believe that the deficit, not unemployment, is the top issue facing America right now, and who also believe that the great bulk of deficit reduction should come from spending cuts. It’s worth noting that even Republicans weren’t suggesting cuts to Social Security; this is something Mr. Obama and those he listens to apparently want for its own sake.</i>"<br /><br />—Paul Krugman, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/opinion/08krugman.html?_r=1&ref=paulkrugman" rel="nofollow">What Obama Wants</a>Nausicaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316597236758211957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521847710874444875.post-62265173812793162592011-07-14T15:19:09.779-07:002011-07-14T15:19:09.779-07:00And what he says:
"American wage earners hav...And what he says:<br /><br />"<i>American wage earners have been played for fools and now are becoming the victims of a swindle -- by President Obama, by Congress, by our political class, by the media, by Washington's policy intellectuals who all have observed omerta about these goings-on. That is a harsh judgment -- one that conforms to our sad reality, though.<br /><br />So debt roulette not only plays fast and loose with the solvency of the United States; it also has coerced the country into silent acquiescence in the rollback of the greatest accomplishment of the 20th century.</i>"<br /><br />— Michael Brenner, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brenner/debt-roulette_b_898232.html" rel="nofollow">Debt Roulette</a>Nausicaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316597236758211957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521847710874444875.post-55763431561029121232011-07-14T11:02:50.839-07:002011-07-14T11:02:50.839-07:00What she says:
"The public, regardless of pa...What she says:<br /><br />"<i>The public, regardless of party, overwhelmingly opposes cuts to Social Security and Medicare. But elected officials of both parties are hell-bent on conspiring to bring the programs to an end. They seem to have come to grips with a fact that the public has not: their tenure in office depends on carrying out the wishes of oligarchical elites.<br /><br />There is only one thing you can reasonably conclude as you watch the political theater that is transpiring: what the voting public thinks really isn’t all that important. And to the extent that it does matter, it can easily be channeled by those with sufficient money to pay the tab.</i>"<br /><br />— Jane Hamsher, <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2011/07/07/the-breaking-point/" rel="nofollow">The breaking Point</a>Nausicaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316597236758211957noreply@blogger.com