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Angry Population and 2010 Election
by Larry LubellWith The War in Afghanistan raging since October 7, 2001, and the Iraq War, ongoing from March 20, 2003, It is easy to understand American’s ever increasing feeling we are stuck in an ever deepening and costly quagmire.
While the Bank closings and collapse of the “Sub-Prime” markets never brought us to the depths of the “Depression,” there is a sense that the “New-Normal” is dreary at best. Yes, we have improved greatly from the numbers at the end of the Bush administration when we were loosing 400,000 – 750,000 jobs per month- in fact we have seen jobs growth. What we have not seen is any truly bright light at the end of the tunnel.
While the Bank closings and collapse of the “Sub-Prime” markets never brought us to the depths of the “Depression,” there is a sense that the “New-Normal” is dreary at best. Yes, we have improved greatly from the numbers at the end of the Bush administration when we were loosing 400,000 – 750,000 jobs per month- in fact we have seen jobs growth. What we have not seen is any truly bright light at the end of the tunnel.
As a result of years of deregulation, we now wake up each morning to hear about another 50,000 plus barrels of oil pouring into the Gulf, destroying some of American’s most delicate wet-lands. The latest news that BP might have “Killed” the well, is good, but still leaves us one glitch away from a simular event happening again.
Our Local Governments are broke, Schools are being forced to increase class sizes to 35 despite clear data showing the negative effect such changes will have on our students.Roads have potholes large enough to swallow a dog and many of our bridges seem held up by rust and duck tape.
It is with this in mind that a new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that 57% of Americans state they have “just some” or no confidence in President Obama ability to make the right decisions for America. Before the opposition “Licks it’s chops,” they better read that 73 percent had just some or no confidence in congressional Republicans to make the right decisions for the country..
We are Mad as Hell- But we don’t have the slightest idea WHO to be mad at!
Fiscal conservatives are angry at what they see as an exploding deficit for which they will lay blame at Obama’s feet, while the smartest of them recognize that the previous Republican showed a complete lake of fiscal discipline. Liberals who invested an allegiance in Obama that one often reserves for saints; have found him unable to bring forth the Utopian dreams his cadency promised. And the ”Tea-Bag- People” seem somehow irate to find that we are no longer living in the 19th century.
These times result to each side turning to topics designed to excite their base, and spread fear that the “Other Side” is filled with evil intent. It increases the tendency of political leaders (or Followers) to turn to demonizing groups to drum-up fear. Too many Americans are looking for SCAPEGOATS. Blame the Banks, Blame the Liberals, Blame Hispanics. The rich are greedy, the poor are lazy. If Gays are allowed to marry, America will collapse.
In 1946 the Army conducted Polling about Blacks being Integrated into the military. 93% of whites in the military stated they were against it,
84% said that could think nothing good to say about Jews.
In 1948 Harry S. Truman told the millitary to “Deal with it” (Executive Order 9981) and integrated the armed forces. The truth is- for the most part the whites in the army did deal with it; in fact they often set the bar.
84% said that could think nothing good to say about Jews.
In 1948 Harry S. Truman told the millitary to “Deal with it” (Executive Order 9981) and integrated the armed forces. The truth is- for the most part the whites in the army did deal with it; in fact they often set the bar.
Bottom-line rights are rights – they are not subject to a poll. We all have a vested interest in making America work.
The hard to face truth is that America faces some difficult challenges. While common sense tells us that our greatest hope of setting our country back on tracks is for Democrats and Republicans to work together for a common good; the current political climate makes such self-sacrifice beyond hope.
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