Want Your Country Back? Really???
I don’t like going off on a rant but then, what is else is Mitch McConnell good for if not to inspire a good rant…
For all the right-wing radicals demanding their country back at Tea Party rallies and elsewhere—who we are now being told are the exception and not the rule among Tea Party supporters—Mitch McConnell is the face of what you are asking for. Could it be any more clear that he has sold out to big bank interests??? To explain why he went to Wall Street to ask big banks for money to fight finance reform, he did a tap dance on CNN that would have made Fred Astaire blush. Observe:
Now to be clear, I knew from the first moment that I saw McConnell’s response to the finance reform proposal that his stance was nonsensical. When the President says he will prevent a future bailout and McConnell says that the proposal will guarantee future bailouts, these two positions are diametrically opposed and are not compatible enough to exist within the same conversation. When this happens, it is obviously not a misunderstanding or a slight misinterpretation. One of the two individuals must be flat out lying.
If the Tea Party supporters mean what they say; if they are not racists but concerned patriots, then they will in fact be willing to sit down, take an objective look at the proposal, and decide who is lying based on what is actually in the bill rather than judging by how the bill is being characterized by either of its two principals. If I see some sign that Tea Party supporters are capable of fairness on any issue, then I may have to reevaluate my previous posts about their being filled with racist cretins and morons venting unfocused anger and frustration indiscriminately. Lately, I have seen several taking my advice about disassociating themselves from radicals—a very positive step.
In all cases, it is important to try to see all sides of an issue before acting hastily. If you contrast the stances of McConnell and Obama, and if you are objective, I think the truth is plain to see. If you know better, then educate me.
