We have all seen wag the dog before. Aren't you as open minded liberals getting tired of it? Some here attack me for trying to challenge Senator Gillibrand. Let me lay this out. I'm not doing this because I want to hurt the party; this party needs to change. The folks who are bought and paid for are on both sides now. People absorb the two minute sound bites on Fox, MSNBC, or wherever they look for political talk. I'm concerned that about the following:
That the Presidential debates will only be a replay of talking points.
I am actually happy that the alleged Ryan comment about Romney is starting to get press, because if true, then he really IS a Gilligan.
Ok..I know I'll get attacked here now..and just to preface, many Upstate New Yorkers will hear commercials from me, at my own expense on Time Warner about these few issues.
If you are truly a progressive, then why in heavens name would you support Gillibrand for the following and even much more sellout facts. Folks, these are facts, not subjective garbagio.
Senator Herb Kohl proposed a bill that would end a practice by trade name drug companies. They pay off generic drug companies legally, to extend the trade name drug, which is an enormous economic burden on some people's monthly budgets. Senator Kohl was doing the right thing. Real world example is an asthma med of mine that went from like $180 to $27. So what did Senator Gillibrand do? She voted against it...a bill by a liberal fellow Senator. Case 2. GMOs...anyone here care that we have some serious health concerns on corn GMOs and other foods right now? There was an amendment by Bernie Sanders to LABEL GMOs...not even ban, but just label them so you as a consumer can make your own choices. So what did Senator Gillibrand do along with other ag funded members do? She voted against the labeling of GMOs.
Finally, Senator Gillibrand supports safe fracking which for those of us that are for a federal ban, and, the fact that she took fracking company PAC money and lots of other gas and oil money does not ring the progressive bell that is needed to make for a truly progressive and liberal Congress and country. For anyone to attack me here is to attack the inherent concept of liberalism minus corporate influence. Period.