5 Reasons Why Obama's Attack on Bain Is Good For America

[Brewman_Jax]

http://www.alternet.org/election2012/155...r_america/

The points are:

1. It breaks the long-observed campaign rule of kowtowing to Big Business and Big Finance
2. It has exposed the major structural problem of American democracy, smoking out big business' allies in the Democratic Party.
3. It shines a light on the false equivalency claim that "both sides are equally evil."
4. It calls into question the definition of "free enterprise" as an American value.
5. It makes the case, perhaps inadvertently, for public financing of campaigns.

The points highlight a lot of what progressives have been complaining about for years, esp. the financing of campaigns, which has gone insane after the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Corporate Court.

[Andy823]

(05-23-2012 06:20 AM)Brewman_Jax Wrote:  http://www.alternet.org/election2012/155...r_america/

The points are:

1. It breaks the long-observed campaign rule of kowtowing to Big Business and Big Finance
2. It has exposed the major structural problem of American democracy, smoking out big business' allies in the Democratic Party.
3. It shines a light on the false equivalency claim that "both sides are equally evil."
4. It calls into question the definition of "free enterprise" as an American value.
5. It makes the case, perhaps inadvertently, for public financing of campaigns.

The points highlight a lot of what progressives have been complaining about for years, esp. the financing of campaigns, which has gone insane after the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Corporate Court.

It would seem that most americans would understand the problem with all this money being spent to "BUY" elections, and be mad as hell about it. It shouldn't matter what party a person belongs to, once corporations are allowed to "BUY" a candidate, the democratic process is no more.

I do think that pointing out these things is a great idea, no matter what Romney or the republicans say. They know this is something that will hurt the right wing BS.