Kucinich: "Why? Why? Why?"

[NorthCarolina]

(The Politico) Speaking against the bailout on the floor just now, former presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich i(D-OH) invoked FDR and slammed the "cold calculations of the Dow Jones ticker."

“Some people will ask of this Congress, what were we thinking? Why did we give $700 billion bailout to Wall Street without fixing what caused the problem in the first place? Why did we rig the free markets for security fraudsters? Why didn’t we explore alternatives to let Wall Street solve its own problems? Why didn’t we have money save millions of homeowners, create millions of jobs, and a green economy? Why didn’t we stop the speculators? Why wasn’t there accountability? Why didn’t we take time to make an intelligent decision?

“Why? Why? Why?”

Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4497776.shtml

[valerief]

1. I love this guy. In my pretend world, he's my president. nt

[John Q. Citizen]

3. He 's my idol. I'm sending him 10 bucks, again!

[NorthCarolina]

4. Is there room in your pretend world for a few more?

My partner and I were among the 2-3% that supported Kucinich in the Primaries even though we knew full well that America wasn't evolved or compassionate enough for his populist message.

[flvegan]

2. It's a pathetic shame that the greatest country in the world

doesn't have the collective expectations of all our leaders to be a Kucinich.

[NorthCarolina]

5. What exactly makes America the "greatest" country in the world?

Many European nations are far more progressive than America. In fact, many of these same nations laugh at Americas backwards ways, and certainly don't consider this the "greatest country in the world". Don't get me wrong, I am happy to be American, but I am really curious as to what exactly qualifies America as "the greatest country in the world" bar none.

[flvegan]

6. It's the common perception.

I wasn't trying to dictate reality.

[irislake]

11. You are told that ad nauseum

so it is a reflex to repeat it and never question it. Who needs to be "the greatest"? Don't you mean "most powerful"?

I wonder what country would win the title if there happened to be a vote? But how bout "most enlightened" or "most progressive". I might pick Iceland.

[Hydra]

7. I've been asking this all week

Of the people shouting about people losing their jobs(which rarely concerns us unless it's us), 401ks(Which are going to be looted anyway) and preventing a "deeper recession" by handing Bush an early Christmas present.

I'm still glad we have Kucinich and some of the others, or I'd be tempted to say that there isn't an honest person in Congress and it's time to let it burn.

[RufusTFirefly]

8. Also already under discussion -- here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x205427

[FraDon]

9. Our Congressman was among today's vote switchers.

We're a tiny state; I know him, respect him, volunteered for him, and just wrote him the following:

Dear friend, Congressman Welch,

“Some people will ask of this Congress, what were we thinking? Why did we give $700 billion bailout to Wall Street without fixing what caused the problem in the first place? Why did we rig the free markets for security fraudsters? Why didn’t we explore alternatives to let Wall Street solve its own problems? Why didn’t we have money save millions of homeowners, create millions of jobs, and a green economy? Why didn’t we stop the speculators? Why wasn’t there accountability? Why didn’t we take time to make an intelligent decision?

“Why? Why? Why?”

On this, Congressman Kucinich speaks clearly for me.

IMHO, this latest ACT-NOW-NOW-NOW OR YOU'LL BE EATING YOUR HOUSE PETS BY THE WEEKEND "incident" is, like the current two wars, yet another amoral, cynical shock.doctrine, black ops manipulation of our dangerously disappearing democracy. There was/is no crisis they weren't / aren't handling (that's why the company calls them "handlers"). We've let them outsource the wars to Haliburton, and now, the economy to the houses of Morgan & Goldman. I certainly don't see any conflict of interest, do you Congressman?

Peter, this just burns my soul. I was so proud of your initial NO vote on the bail out. The progressive left and the ethical right had a majority for a millisecond there on Monday. I saw Ike sit straight up in Gettysburg, and I heard General Smedley Butler as he stood in his crypt and played a trumpet's charge. But then, for 30 pieces of silver and some help for the arrow industry, you opened your fingers and let it slip away.

I still love ya, Peter, but I am grieving somethin' bad tonight, Sir.

[MadrasT]

12. That is a powerful letter.

My rep was one of the vote switchers, too. Rat bastard.

This part is absolutely poetic: "I saw Ike sit straight up in Gettysburg, and I heard General Smedley Butler as he stood in his crypt and played a trumpet's charge."

:applause:

[Kaleko]

10. K & R