[Leaning Right]

Even though I’m no fan of Stockman, there’s a lot of truth here.

I would however change one sentence.

“...politicians are so deep-in-the-pockets of the Wall Street conspiracy that controls Washington they are helpless and blind.”

I don’t think most politicians - Dem’s and Rep’s alike - are all that helpless.

So I’d replace “helpless and blind” with “shortsighted and greedy.”

[kearnyirish2]

“Even though I’m no fan of Stockman, there’s a lot of truth here.”

Absolutely; BOTH parties were the best things to happen to the economies of China, India, and Mexico. As far as people watching passively, I take my hat off to those Europeans that riot when their governments betray them. Whatever they stand for, they know when they’ve been screwed, are being screwed, or are about to be screwed by their “representatives”, and they do something about it. Seeing as we’re ending up in the same boat as them anyway...

[jnsun]

Even though I’m no fan of Stockman, there’s a lot of truth here.

There is indeed a lot of truth here. The Republican Party as a DC political institution has in recent decades deceived us, has lost its courage, and its message. That is painfully obvious as many many on FR have repeatedly said.

But it is also obvious that this Stockman character, as other posters here imply, just wants his time in the Sun, and will accept New York Times blood money, as they are so willing to pay, and will stab his own mother for his own aggrandizement. This is a truly despicable person. And of course the NYT is beyond that.

If we cannot discern the egomania of a personage from an objective analysis of the issues which engulf us, then, ala Barack Obama, we are headed toward Maoism. (the French Revolution and Napolean were an explicit example of this incidentally).

[donna]

I’d say criminal enterprise.

[marktwain]

It is not the Democrats. It is not the Republicans. It is the “Progressives” that have infested both parties for the last 70 years, and particularily the Progressives that have controlled the MSM for the last 50 years that are the culprits. The politicians did little to set the agenda and define the problems. With the exception of Reagan, the progressives in the parties and the Media have done that. Why did we get so many Progressive Supreme Court judges from Republican presidents? The Media defined who was acceptable, and worked hard to turn any judge that had conservative cajones into a member of the Progressive club.

[reefdiver]

Greedy. Only concerned about re election. The political class has done enormous damage, promising the world to what ever group would deliver on election day. The hell with everyone else. That’s why people flocked around the idea of a TEA party. I’ve noticed some self appointed state presidents of TEA parts. That is impossible, there is no leader. It’s an idea, a movement. No leaders, no one speaks for me, thank you.

[A Strict Constructionist]

“So I’d replace “helpless and blind” with “shortsighted and greedy.””

You pretty much nailed it. The old “as long as I’ve got mine” rule is alive and well in the GOP. I’m not sure we will be able to change things as long as WS can run amok and be bailed out with our tax dollars.

Changes are needed. I figure if they make sense to the common man and po WS they probable have a good chance of being in the right direction.