"but now they've engendered volatile hate against their party that is not going to go away for DECADES."
i only hope you are right.
have you noticed how Republicans have taken a battle axe to our country in every way shape and form? hacking away at basic civilization, schools, health, safety-net? the so-called budget crisis is only the result of a lower tax revenues made much, much worse by give-aways to the super wealthy, like extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%. in WI, they first passed huge tax cuts on rich corporations to actually create the budget shortfall, to give them the chance to bring the war to those greedy teachers and nurses and firefighters.
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rosecarmine
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Date: 2011-03-10 02:35 pm (UTC)i only hope you are right.
have you noticed how Republicans have taken a battle axe to our country in every way shape and form? hacking away at basic civilization, schools, health, safety-net? the so-called budget crisis is only the result of a lower tax revenues made much, much worse by give-aways to the super wealthy, like extending the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%. in WI, they first passed huge tax cuts on rich corporations to actually create the budget shortfall, to give them the chance to bring the war to those greedy teachers and nurses and firefighters.
just look at this chart: i.imgur.com/fpmFw.jpg