Why The Political Victories Will Continue

[SoDesuKa]

The traditional advantage of capitalism is that it's pragmatic, that is, it's not bound by a pre-defined set of rules. In this case, however, the protesters are the pragmatists. They support whatever it takes to get back a working system. We certainly don't have that now. People are being driven from their homes because they can't pay their mortgages, jobs have gone overseas, and politicians have thrown up their hands claiming they can't do a thing about it.

Bloomberg's cops can only enforce the law, that's all. When they try to do more than that, we get an Anthony Bologna problem of perceived unequal justice. Bloomberg himself has too many conflicts of interest to be an effective leader. He should resign for the good of the city and take the meshuganah Ray Kelly with him. We need to get the ball rolling towards restoring faith in government. We're not going to get that by showing favoritism to wayward police inspectors.

The protesters are gutsy, resourceful and clever. They are winning one political victory after another because the opposition is committed to preserving an indefensible status quo. Bloomberg's hoping that this thing will go away with the first snowfall, but that's wishful thinking on the part of a guy who is miscast for the role he's playing. He can step aside now and accept universal applause for his statesmanship. It's likely, however, that he will pursue his failing policies until he gets blamed for civil unrest that's in nobody's interest and won't go away either.



We're Bound For Better Weather

[polichick]

1. The WH has a big problem with its Goldman Sachs administration too...

...as well as its pandering to the Chamber of Commerce.

[RickFromMN]

2. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Republicans support the rich. They are the bigger enemy.

I accept the criticism I shouldn't call the Republicans the enemy.
I should call them the opposition. I refuse to call them the loyal opposition.

The Republicans reap what they sow. They treated us like the enemy.

They refer to people, out of work, losing their homes, as lazy bums.

The Republicans are the ones who condone such sentiments as,
if a 30 year old doesn't have health insurance and has a catastrophic event,
he should die, and die quickly so he doesn't run up a big bill.
They want to see us go into bankruptcy if we have a catastrophic illness.
The Republican health plan...if you get sick and aren't rich, die quickly.

They claim the rich create jobs...where's the proof...where's the jobs.
They are willing to destroy the World Economy to protect their rich friends.
Who suffers? The rich still get their bonuses. The middle class lose their homes.

Again, I must correct myself. Who are the middle class these days?
Hasn't the middle class been shrinking? Where have the people gone?
What percent joined the rich class and what percent joined the poor class?

[ArcticFox]

3. Please stop.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Please, that's the same thinking that created Al Qaeda, provided chemical weapons to Hussien.

The truth is, the vast majority of politicians on either side of the aisle are tools of our true enemies.

[polichick]

4. "the vast majority of politicians on either side of the aisle are tools of our true enemies."

Yep.