Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Republican Strategy on Financial Reform: Make Democrats Look Like Patsies for Wall Street

Too many Dems are in one of the following tanks and that prevents a unified effort to bring about real reform or stanch the campaign momentum that the repug public relations effort will generate this year:



* Already HUGE recipients of wall street money.

* Believe that wall street and regulators are trustworthy and no reform is needed.

* Too lazy or terrified of actually going out in public representing specific legislative policy, dispute repug charges, or otherwise appear to anyone as being a "meanie" (like Alan Grayson). Taking a position means that a politician has to defend or prove something - and that's too much like work... much easier to nod thoughtfully or to say something like, "I'll let Congress figure something out."



We need more Dems in Congress with moral character and courage.



And a sense of urgency wouldn't hurt, either....
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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