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Monday, July 21, 2014

A Fighting Chance

I've been reading Elizabeth Warren's latest book, "A Fighting Chance," but I had to return it to the library before I could finish it.  Yeah, cheap, cheap. I think I'll buy it to support her.

She paints a clear picture of what is going on today, and while it is clear, it ain't pretty.  If her book is any guide, I would say she would make a fine President.  I'm sorry, but Hillary has too much baggage.  I have no doubt that the rightwingnuts would attack Elizabeth mercilessly, like they have attacked Obama, Hillary and Bill Clinton, but you can't let that certainty stop you.  They will trash anyone, regardless, with lies, half-truths, innuendos and ignorance while their minions lap it up.

Elizabeth recently published a list of "Commandments."  Or, maybe somebody published it on her behalf.  Whichever, she has not disavowed the list.  See if you agree with her.


"We believe that Wall Street needs stronger rules and tougher enforcement, and we're willing to fight for it." 

"We believe in science, and that means that we have a responsibility to protect this Earth." 

"We believe that the Internet shouldn't be rigged to benefit big corporations, and that means real net neutrality." 

"We believe that no one should work full-time and still live in poverty, and that means raising the minimum wage." 

"We believe that fast-food workers deserve a livable wage, and that means that when they take to the picket line, we are proud to fight alongside them." 

"We believe that students are entitled to get an education without being crushed by debt." 

"We believe that after a lifetime of work, people are entitled to retire with dignity, and that means protecting Social Security, Medicare, and pensions." 

"We believe—I can't believe I have to say this in 2014—we believe in equal pay for equal work." 

"We believe that equal means equal, and that's true in marriage, it's true in the workplace, it's true in all of America." 

"We believe that immigration has made this country strong and vibrant, and that means reform." 

"And we believe that corporations are not people, that women have a right to their bodies. We will overturn Hobby Lobby and we will fight for it. We will fight for it!" 

And the main tenet of conservatives' philosophy, according to Warren? "I got mine. The rest of you are on your own." 


 

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