Hardball: Matthews speaks with Dem congressmen Dennis Kucinich and Jim Moran

[Wetzelbill]

Run time: 07:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURQ9N0pdj8   Posted on YouTube: January 09, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 10, 2009 By DU Member: Wetzelbill Views on DU: 1017

 

[fascisthunter]

1. more tax cuts for the wealthy so that republicans vote with dems????

what good is a majority.... me thinks many dems want to give the wealthy tax cuts and keep using the GOP as an excuse to do so.

[Wetzelbill]

2. yeah, there are enough of those middle-of-the-road weak types

That want exactly to do that thing. The other aspect though is that ever since the rise of Movement Conservatism the economic orthodoxy in this country's discourse has shifted so far to the right that if you don't add in something that is radically wrong to bills like this it'll get ripped in the media and RWers start hijacking the debate on it. Then votes and support evaporate. We need to just crush the devil and move on, instead we feed him a little bit here and a little bit there, so that even when Dems are in charge he stays alive.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. The problem: the Democratic Leadership Council. They are pro-corporate and pro-wealthy

Obama will not be able to get his package through if THEY (yes, the "Democrats") hold it up. The DLC is basically Republican fiscally and when it comes to the war. Don't blame good Democrats like Kucinich.

[fascisthunter]

4. Oh.... believe me. Dennis is one Democrat I don't Blame

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Yeah, I know you do because you're one of the good ones. I comment

wasn't directed at you. ;)