7,
February 2016 The
Democratic Debate
In
their most contentious debate of the campaign, Hillary Clinton and Bernie
Sanders sparred days ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Sanders challenged
Clinton’s progressive credentials and her cozy relationship to Wall Street. In
the last quarter her super PAC’s have raised a staggering $15 million. The quid
pro quo will surely prevail; big money invariably triumphs against poor and
middle class Americans. This will be the death knell of democracy and accelerate
an unhealthy plutocracy. Most members of Congress have already abandoned their
constituents in favor of big money interests.
Last
year, Hillary Clinton called herself a moderate but sensing the winds of change
now calls herself a progressive. The Democratic Party has to address an
important existential issue: should they feed from the same super PAC money
troughs as the Republicans enabled by Citizens United? During the debate
questions were raised about the $675,000 Clinton received from Goldman Sachs.
There is scant hope she will ever release the transcripts of her speeches.
Sanders was right on target to expose the blatant illegal activities of Golden
Sachs and other Wall Street banks which virtually bankrupt the US and the world
economy and ruined the lives of millions of Americans. Golden Sachs was fined a
paltry $5 billion; none of the white collar criminals served jail terms and
were rewarded billions in tax-payer bailouts in a rigged economy, and a broken
criminal justice system. Come election time, who will you support, the status
quo or the geriatric sheriff?
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