Regain power with Dean

Boston Globe ^ | 1/19/2004 | Rob Reiner and Martin Sheen

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AS THIS PRESIDENTIAL campaign began, we knew that something fundamental was at stake: Our country faces a growing threat to our liberty and justice in America.

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison spoke of the fear that economic power would one day seize political power. That fear is now being realized -- under the Bush administration, pharmaceutical companies draft our Medicare laws. Oil executives sit in the vice president's office and write energy bills. A majority of the reconstruction contracts in Iraq have gone to the president's campaign contributors. This president has squandered the goodwill of the world abroad while pursuing reckless fiscal policies here at home all for his personal agenda and that of his campaign contributors.

[rface]

please don't ZOT! me......

[mewzilla]

Zot ya? Nahhhhh :) But since you mentioned nutty gurus, I'll just direct you over to this FR thread. By their advisors ye shall know them...

[Warren_Piece]

You won't feel a thing...

[leadpencil1]

Dean is tanking as we type.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Rob Reiner's one shining moment was "This IS Spinal Tap". Now stifle, meathead!

[jpl]

To be fair, "The Princess Bride" was pretty good also.

I hope and pray that Iowa picks Howard the Coward tonight.

[Diogenesis]

If President Sheen say so, that is gospel to me. LOL.

[nothingnew]

To be fair, "The Princess Bride" was pretty good also.

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

So is "Stand By Me".

FMCDH

[Chi-townChief]

"perhaps .... perhaps .... perhaps"

You're not Doris Day, by any chance, are you?

[Paleo Conservative]

There's no way DC goes Republican.

[Mike Darancette]

Reiner and Dean have seemed to backed a loser.

[talleyman]

"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

"Stop saying that!"

"What about the ROUS's?" "Rodents of unusal size? I don't they they exist -"

[Poohbah]

"Hav fun storming the castle!"

[cwb]

"Thomas Jefferson and James Madison spoke of the fear that economic power would one day seize political power. That fear is now being realized -- under the Bush administration, pharmaceutical companies draft our Medicare laws. Oil executives sit in the vice president's office and write energy bills. A majority of the reconstruction contracts in Iraq have gone to the president's campaign contributors."

I'm not too thrilled with the influence that Big Business has in politics, but the idea that this started under the Bush administration...or that it's even a Republican problem is a fraud. For every business that lobbies for its interest, there is a competing group that lobbies for just the opposite. For every HMO there is AARP; for every NRA there is Handgun Control Inc; for every oil and lumber company, there is the Sierra Club or Greenpeace.

The idea that it is somehow evil for Republicans to actually meet with America's energy producers to devise an effective energy policy is ignorant. Is it any more valid that the Sierra Club or Greenpeace should write "Energy" policy, than those who actually produce that energy? We only have to look at California and see what effect that policy has had on that state. For over a decade environmental groups have been writing legislative policy that has led to shortages, blackouts, uncontrollable forrest fires, etc.

What's more disturbing than the Republican's support for American capitalism and business, is the Democrats support for those institutions that are an anethema to capitalism and business...which includes "Big" government, that hampers and punishes productivity. While liberals throw a fit about American companies who get involved in the polticial process, they ignore the influence foreign countries/companies have had on the Democratic Party. We can't have Haliburton influencing the Republicans with campaign contributions, but the PRC giving to the Democrats in exchange for a little "technology transfer" is just fine. At least Republicans are looking out for American interests and not those of our enemies.

[mewzilla]

Well said.

[kevkrom]

The map's a little off. You need to give DC to Dean too -- they'd vote for Hitler if he was running as a Democrat.

[pabianice]

Isn't this type of ad prohibited by McCain-Feingold?

[Maria S]

I'm giving you a virtual standing ovation...you're good!

[cwb]

Thank you...I will take a virtual bow:)

[talleyman]

"It'll take a miracle!"