The Theatre of the Absurd Starring the Richest And Poorest Among Us

[Derechos]

As soon as the compassionate conservative party of Republicans took unemployment insurance hostage at Christmas, the ultimate Scrooges, everyone on air, myself included, knew exactly what was going to happen: the Democrats were going to cave in on the continued tax breaks for the upper two percent of America in exchange for the continued benefits. They'd hail themselves as saviors of the poor and Republicans get to appease their only base, the monied members of America -- the top two percent, 308 million people, so seven million Americans if all taxpayers, about 150 million in the labor force, so three million if you use that figure -- either way, the numbers of Americans effected are small but their influence solid.

So cave already. No offense, but you have on everything else, at least that's America's perception, right or wrong. I know better, I know you've fought battles, but the big ones, you caved. Get 'er done. Make the deal we all see coming.

Republicans have made it clear they only want power: The Presidency, the money, the House, the Senate, the airwaves and they don't want any of it for altruistic reasons unless the benefactors are they, their families, people like them or say it with me, the richest two percent of America. It's not covert and I'm not being blasphemous, there are speeches by key Republicans that say those very things. They lie and the media labels the lies "talking points" so somehow the lie is more acceptable, and they are shameless, telling those waiting for a check in December that it can't be sent because there's no way to pay for it, while arguing to not raise taxes on those that can afford it in the SAME breath. They begin telling us we cannot afford our own country and must start cutting things that affect the poorest of the poor while they approve wars that cost billions in just hours. Even those who don't follow politics see how ridiculous and insulting to Americans this entire spectacle is.

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Congress is holding unemployment hostage until they get their tax breaks for the rich and we aren't in the streets? I know some unemployed have made their way to D.C., but where's the millions?

The fact is what's happening in D.C. is now apparent to everyone; the power grab is on and the people be damned. The Democrats who have laid down in the last two years several times, are getting pummeled again.

President Obama, ask Americans. Say to the unemployed that you are not going to cave on tax breaks to the rich even if it means no unemployment benefit extension. Sorry, but it's an obvious war and Republicans are behaving like modern day terrorists, not my words, Democratic Senator Robert Menedez (D-NJ) said negotiating with them is like negotiating with terrorists. Mr. President, I thought the policy of the U.S. government was not to negotiate with these types? So stop. Compromise to them means winning and you losing.

And please, enough bad theatre. We all see clearly what is going on, my dad told it to me, and his dad his....the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Until that changes, they'll be no change anyone can believe in because it all stays the same.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-karel-bouley/the-theatre-of-the-absurd_b_792199.html

[BridgeTheGap]

1. The upper 2 %, the only Republican base? What about the ignorant and ill-informed? n.t

[rfranklin]

2. those are the useful idiots...as Bush said...

his base was "the haves and the have mores."