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By: Devona Walker | TheLoop21 (Add to your loop)
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 00:00

Republicans trample the needs of the people in favor of protecting corporations

The Washington Post reported there is an apparent revolt among the big money donors on Wall Street against the Democrats. Democratic contributions are down 65 percent from two years ago, the Post aptly reports. 

It stems from pending financial regulatory reform, which House Democrats passed last week with almost no Republican support. But the cable network talking heads conveniently failed to mention in all these months leading up to reform, since the financial meltdown the most obvious reason behind this revolt --- the Republicans continue, despite their tea party hype, despite all the angry populist musings, the Corporate party. The party of limited government involvement and oversight into the financial market, the party that oppresses poor people and props up the rich. This is the party that passed the Wall Street bailout. It is the party that made it nearly impossible for individual consumers to effectively file for bankruptcy while insuring that investors, when a company goes belly up, are shored up. 

I know it may be hard for some folks to notice the difference between the two parties due to the influence that big money donors have on the democratic process. But the differences could not be more poignant and critical today. You might not like President Obama. You might not like Blanche Lincoln. You might not like Harry Reid. The question is, how screwed would we be if the Republicans were to regain control?

Let me spell it out.

1. Exponentially more offshore drilling and raping of our natural resources with nothing but apologies to the big corporations as they ruin the environment.
2. No significant environmentally-conscientious energy legislation ever.
3. Creationism not evolution taught as science in every K-12 school in this country.
4. Texas-style rewrites of American history gone national.
5. Glenn Beck would have a cabinet position and Rush Limbaugh would be the new White House Press Secretary.
6. No drawdowns, to timelines, just more troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
7. No rules of the road for Wall Street and financial institutions.
8. Lower taxes for the rich.
9. Repeal of health care reform.
10. Elimination of Social Security.
11. More ultra conservative Supreme court Judicial appointment -- which will inevitably lead to the repeal of Roe v. Wade. This will cause the unintended and unwanted births of thousands of children each year who will be abused, neglected and impoverished.
12. The passage of a new Patriot Act. This one designed specifically to weed out “anti-American” Americans. Bill authored by Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann. 
13. Drastically scaled back government spending to boost the economy, huge increases in government spending on new military conflicts and 20th century military technology (like massive Cold War era fighter planes that are absolutely useless except that they make the military brass as giddy as school girls).
14. The possibility that someone even dumber that George W. Bush (Sarah Palin) will occupy the White House.
15. No repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. In fact, there might be a constitutional amendment to ban all gays, even the hidden ones, from joining the military.
16. A 24-foot wall on the U.S.
     

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