Pennsylvania Primary
a discussion of the upcoming primary
Who would have thought that the Pa. primary would
have mattered. Back in November all those pundits thought that the Democratic
nominee would have been decide by Feb. 5th. Of course we now know that didn't
happen. So now we're in play.
The good
that has come out of this is that there has been the beginning of a real
discussion of the issues that the labor movement has been fighting over for
years: pensions, jobs and health care. Both candidates spoke at the Pa. AFL-CIO
state convention and focused on those issues and how they effect Pa. And
recently there is a discussion about the anger people feel about the way the new
economy has left people behind and how many of the Bush policies only benefit
corporations and the rich. As I've said in many speeches we are the only
industrialized country that puts corporations first and citizens second. We have
had a President and his pre-2006 lap dog congress that failed to recognize
problems facing the economy. They were asleep at the
wheel.
But I digress. We have a great
opportunity to keep the discussion going on jobs and the economy. We need to
keep talking about our issues. When we ask the questions those running for
office respond. And what we have seen so far is two strong democrats and a
Republican, McCain, who seems so out of touch that he makes Herbert Hoover seem
engaged.
So make sure you vote next
week and then let's not let the fat cats win by telling us there is nothing
politicians can do about the economy. They can if they try and we must elect
politicians who want to try not those who become puppets of the
lobbyists.
Posted: Tue - April 15, 2008 at 01:22 AM