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Edited on Tue Oct-24-06 11:02 PM by Blackhatjack
Edited to change the title of the OP.
Repubs talk a lot about ideology, self-defense, using power to make us safer and stronger, but in the end it all comes down to "money"
The money that can be made in supplying both sides with arms, servicing our side in conflicts like Iraq & Afghanistan, rewarding their friends who get the no-bid contracts, taking over the public assets and raiding the public treasury. Oh and don't forget every tax cut for the richest 1% is the same thing as receiving cold hard cash for them, and increasing the obligation of every other living working American.
It attributes to Republicans in power a higher calling than they deserve to say they are ideologues. It is, has been, and will continue to be all about the wealth that can be attained by wielding the power they have usurped.
If we intend to do more than win one election, we will need to attack them where they are vulnerable. WE need to root out the corrupt methods they use to maintain illicit revenue streams which bankroll their continued hold on power. Follow the money, disrupt the flow of money, and eventually they will lose power. Cut the direct revenue streams from the energy, banking, and pharmaceutical industries, and you will see immediate results.
It will likely be the hard work in the trenches that eventually brings about the change we all desparately need. The exposure of corrupt financial practices in everything from bribery to campaign contributions to corporate deregulation. It all props up the present climate of corruption and exploitation of the America we live in today.
If we do not take away their money, they will be back after the next election ....even harder to kill off. Think about it....
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