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Politics is a dirty word for democracy

Sun, 11/01/2009 - 4:06pm — DCblogger

Susie and Atrios have both cried foul on this:

WASHINGTON — Faced with anxiety in financial markets about the huge federal deficit and the potential for it to become an electoral liability for Democrats, the White House and Congressional leaders are weighing options for narrowing the gap, including a bipartisan commission that could force tax increases and spending cuts.

This is disaster capitalism:

step one, pervert the financial system into a kleptocracy, steal everything in sight

step two, use the inevitable crisis as a way of destroying democracy and steal what is left

We need to tell congress et al that they were elected to govern, and if they cannot take the heat for difficult decisions, they need to step aside for those who can.

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