Bill Press: We Can't Afford Another Train Wreck

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/speakout/bill_press.cfm

By Bill Press



This upcoming election is the most important one of our lifetime because there is so much at stake for working families.

Americans will make a historic decision on Nov. 4. It’s about much more than choosing between Barack Obama and John McCain. That’s a no-brainer. McCain’s the most anti-worker candidate Republicans could possibly nominate.

The real decision Americans must make is whether we go in a new direction or whether we remain stuck in the failed policies of the past. For all the issues we care about—for health care, workers’ rights, a living wage, employee free choice, fair trade, environmental and worker protection—we must embark in an entirely new direction.

We’ve seen the failures of conservative policies. We’ve seen them, and we’ve suffered from them. We’ve seen how badly conservatives screwed up, as I detail in my new book: Train Wreck: The End of the Conservative Revolution (and Not a Moment Too Soon).

Here’s what happened. Starting with Ronald Reagan, conservatives came to power. For years, they controlled everything: the House, the Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court. And everything they touched, they trashed. Why? Because, when it comes to governing, conservatives have a genetic defect. If you start off hating government, you can’t make government work. It’s a non-starter.

Think about it. What are conservatives supposed to stand for? They say their governing philosophy is based on five basic principles: smaller government, fiscal responsibility, a non-interventionist foreign policy, a constitutionally limited chief executive and states’ rights. Yet, when they had a chance to deliver, what did we get? Just the opposite, on every front.

FULL story at link.

Bill Press, former co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire,” is host of the nationally syndicated “The Bill Press Show” on talk stations across the country. He’s also a proud, 28-year member of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). His new book, TRAIN WRECK: The End of the Conservative Revolution (and Not a Moment Too Soon), is available at www.billpressshow.com and The Union Shop Online™.

[AspenRose]

1. Steve! Where can you get that button in your sig file?

?

[Breeze54]

2. Just right click the pic and save it to your computer

Then upload it to www.photobucket.com and then

paste it in your sig line using the DIRECT LINK from www.photobucket.com

[AspenRose]

3. I should have been more specific

Where can I purchase a REAL button like that one (to wear) :-)

[Omaha Steve]

4. democraticstuff.com

http://www.democraticstuff.com/2008-Presidential-Candidate-Buttons-s/230.htm

I like this one too.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Nice Buttons!

I saved them....Thank you! :hi:

[AspenRose]

12. I just bought a ton of buttons

Very nice...thank you so much! :thumbsup:

[anonymous171]

6. Are there any pro-worker republicans?

:shrug:

[Omaha Steve]

7. Yes, there are a few

My State Senator is a former police woman. She is the chairman of the labor comitte. Take a bow, Senator Cornett.

http://nebraskalegislature.gov/web/public/senators/bios/cornett

Sen. Abbie Cornett (District 45, Bellevue)

Sen. Abbie CornettOffice Address: Room 2000, P.O. Box 94604, State Capitol, Lincoln, NE 68509


Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 2004

Committees: Business and Labor (chairperson); Revenue; Urban Affairs; Committee on Committees; Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission

Biography: Born Aug. 22, 1966, in Omaha.
Education: Attended University of Nebraska at Omaha. Graduate of Nebraska Law Enforcement Academy, 1993; Bellevue University (B.S. in criminal justice), 2003.
Family: Married Mark G. Stranglen, Sept. 13, 1997; three children: Victoria, Madison and Cameron Stranglen.
Occupation: Retired.
Former: Police officer.
Member: Bellevue Kiwanis Club; Bellevue Chamber of Commerce; Altrusa; Optimists; retired status, Nebraska Association of Women Police; retired status, Fraternal Order of Police.

Bad thing is there are anti labor Dem's too.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

8. There are some major corporatist tool asshat Dems.

Even my own freshman Congresscritter, who I normally like a lot, has to make it a point at every single speech he makes, to talk about the "need" for millions more H1B visas. :puke: I'm pretty sure he's just repeating talking points that his big tech donors are handing him. We've tried to educate him, to no avail.

[Hieronymus]

9. I might begin to admire Bill Press again, if he says more stuff like this.

[AspenRose]

11. No kidding

He was unlistenable just a few short months ago

[Coexist]

10. knr