Democratic Corporatism Brings Reagan Back from the Grave

[kpete]

Democratic Corporatism Brings Reagan Back from the Grave

Posted on Jan 21, 2010
Original: Reagan Library

By David Sirota

“After months of struggling to find their footing, it looks like the GOP has finally found an effective spokesman: Republican leaders have unveiled the reanimated corpse of Ronald Reagan (and) the undead former president has quickly emerged as the new face of the Republican Party.”—The Onion

This line from a recent satire perfectly captures the moment’s political zeitgeist—except for one detail: Republicans aren’t responsible for the revival of Reaganism. Democrats are.

That is the moral of Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate election this week. In a state where Democrats outnumber the GOP by a 3-to-1 margin, little-known Republican Scott Brown defeated Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley with an ancient Reaganesque message demonizing the government and taxes.

Why did this tired old Republican tactic suddenly work? Because Reagan’s vote-eating cadaver is now stalking the land, thanks to Democrats’ odious new worldview.

more:
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/democratic_corporatism_brings_reagan_back_from_the_grave_20100121/

[izquierdista]

1. Now I understand

There IS a difference between Republicans and Democrats; Republicans give money to corporations hoping for personal gain, and Democrats give money to corporations hoping for public gain.

It's all so clear now!