Let us hope that the good doctor Sawicky is not overestimating the clowns masquerading as an opposition. I need some good news.
Surprisingly, just as Mr. Alito appears ready to join the Supremes, we have a couple good signs from the judiciary. Mumia took a small step toward a retrial and the Justice Department lost big in the Tampa trial. Who knows? Maybe Schwarzenegger will grant Tookie clemency from the death sentence today. By the way, someone said on KPFA that Tookie knew Schwarzenegger from their bodybuilding days and then Arnold was going to get him a role in Conan the Barbarian, but that Tookie went to jail instead. I don't know if it's true, but the bodybuilding pictures of Tookie make Arnold look like a 90 pound weakling. On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 07:59:16AM -0500, Max B. Sawicky wrote: > Not to excuse their behavior but > > a) the public thinks the tax cuts being voted are the ones with more > widespread effects, rather than what in fact they are, namely focused on > capital gains and dividends; > b) the bill includes stuff very hard to vote against - like Katrina aid, > tuition assistance > c) you don't want to be on the losing end of a winning vote for tax cuts > d) there is still no economic penalty for cutting taxes, so why not > e) they can retake control by running against corruption, why jeopardize > that message by opposing tax cuts > f) the amount involved (about $100 billion over ten years) is small (though > a lot of little things obviously add up) > > > Old folks might recall that the post-Watergate elections provided gains to > Dems, but on the lowest-common denominator issue of corruption, rather than > progressive program. I think we're trending into that kind of period. > > mbs > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael > Perelman > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: what the hell! > > Why are the idiot Democrats jumping on with the Repugs in this latest round > of tax > cuts? Does anybody have an idea? > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
