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REPUBLICANS HAD CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS FOR SIX YEARS AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THE DEBT CEILING

August 17, 2011 By Egberto Willies

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I received this note in an email message and simply had to blog it with the permission of the author.


Turn of History

THE REPUBLICANS HAD CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS FOR SIX YEARS AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THE DEBT CEILING, NOR DID THEY CUT SPENDING.  GEORGE W. BUSH’S TWO UNFUNDED WARS AND HIS DOUGHNUT HOLE DRUG DEAL HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON BUILDING THE DEBT THAT WE NOW FACE.  HIS TAXCUTS DECIMATED THE TREASURY COFFERS.  SINCE "W" LEFT OFFICE, THINGS HAVE BEEN NORMAL FOR THE AFFLUENT, THANKS TO THE MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES AND FAT CAT CORPORATIONS WHO BANKROLLED ‘CERTAIN’ POLITICIANS AND BRAINWASHED THE LESSER INCOME FOLKS INTO BELIEVING THEY MUST PROTECT THE TOP 2 PER CENT UNDER THE GUISE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TAXED ENOUGH !!!  IT’S REALLY BAFFLING WHY THESE LOWER INCOME FOLKS BELIEVE THIS NONSENSE AND VOTE AGAINST THEIR OWN BEST INTERESTS.

HISTORY TELLS US THAT THE AVERAGE LIFE OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST CIVILIZATIONS IS 200 YEARS.  IF WE, AS THE GREATEST DEMOCRACY ARE LIVING ON BORROWED TIME FOR SURVIVAL, IT’S BECAUSE VOTERS HAVE ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN BY ELECTING SELFISH ULTRA-RIGHTWING POLITICIANS WHO RELENTLESSLY PURSUE THEIR OWN GOALS AND INTERESTS AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SAME PRINCIPLES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PREVAIL OVER MOST EVERYTHING. 

THIS TURN OF OUR HISTORY IS FORCING US TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT THAT INCREASINGLY THE WORLD IS MOVING TOWARD A "NO COUNTRY SITUATION" AND TOWARD HAVING ONLY CORPORATIONS WHO BUY AND OWN POLITICAL PARTIES AND LEADERS IN THEM.  THESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE OPERATIONS AND OPPORTUNISTS STRIVE FOR NO STATE OR NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, NO RESTRICTING REGULATIONS, LITTLE OR NO TAXES OR ANY OTHER IMPEDIEMENTS TO THEIR TOTAL CONTROL.  INDEED, THIS IS A "NEW WORLD ORDER" IN THE MAKING AND WAY TOO MANY VOTERS ARE BEING DUPED INTO SUPPORTING IT AND BELIEVING THIS IS THE PROPER DIRECTION TO BE TAKING.

STEPPING IN LOCKSTEP TO THIS HISTORY IS ANOTHER COWBOY OUT OF TEXAS, A FELLOW NAMED PERRY.  WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT A TEXAN HAS OCCUPIED THE SEAT IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 17 YEARS OUT OF THE PAST 48 YEARS, AND THE LAST THING WE NEED IS ANOTHER ONE  IN THAT OFFICE WITH AN OPEN CHECKBOOK TO OUR TREASURY.

GOD SAVE US ALL !!!!

RLB

 

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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