Libya and the Lost US Narrative

Dear Folks,

I am in support of what is happening in Libya for humanitarian reasons. However, my worry is that we might get stuck there. According to the War Act or a name like that a couple of decades ago, the president has a right to begin a war wit these provisos: he must immediately inform congress and his action as such is limited to 60 days, at which time the Congress must decide.

I have two concerns: this war could be incredibly fruitless for two reasons: there is a likelihood that Gadaffi survives and the rebels are too disorganized to set up a government in East Libya.

I have a greater concern: this war overshadows the serious loss of the correct American narrative about our fiscal concerns. The correct narrative is as follows: In 2008 thousands of perverse, greedy and ignorant traders and mortgage brokers literally destroyed the economy of our country and many others. These rich bastards gave out millions of weak mortgages and then packaged them into derivatives, producing what became a roughly 7 trillion "casino," at our expense. Further the big companies now are making big profits and paying big salaries to thousands of execs, they have offices overseas and so most of these companies including the big banks, such as the Bank of America, pay no taxes.Further, along with the these companies in finance, many such as Lockheed are deeply wedded to the military and its money-making wars Finally, we have a Republican Party, both nationally and in the states giving millions of tax breaks to potential companies that have moved into their states amd on the other hand are taxing the middle class and destroy middle class power in unions.

Instead of this narrative, the Republicans have substituted their narrative consistently of blaming and then taxing ordinary folk and destroying their unions. They have even bamboozled the Democratic Party and the White House in this regard. The narrative should be simple and constantly repeated by the latter: quick summaries of the party of the elite rich and the military industrial complex verus the needs of a middle and poor class that needs jobs and human help of every kind so that a true economy might again be realized: an economy that trickles up from folks working and spending and not a trickle down economy in which the wealth move their monies from their hands into their pockets and savings instead of creating jobs. We learned this during 8 years of Bush.

LETS ALL FIGHT TO GET THE CORRECT NARRATIVE BEFORE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE -- NOW AND NOT WHEN WE'RE NEAR NOVEMBER 2012.

JOHN G

A Wake-up Call to Democrats and Concerned American Citizens

Depressed by final verdict in Wisconsin [stripping state employees of collective bargaining rights] and encouraged by the national response: the Democratic base is wakening up a bit.

Depressed by Rep King focusing on Muslim "danger" but encouraged by the fact that he is as stupid a person you can imagine, as reported by a fellow student at Notre Dame.

Depressed by this statistic in latest NewsWeek article entitled "2405 Shot Dead Since Tucson."  Encouraged by an aroused public that might eventually wipe out the NRA Power over Congress, a power comparable to the biggest corporation.

Frightened by the power of corporation in its use of money. How else do we account for all these new Republican governors and State Legislators.  Somewhat encouraged that an aroused populace --encouraged by the response to Wisconsin --may awaken a sleeping political giant.

We all need to write the White House and the National Democratic Committee to develop a simple message showing over and over how the Democrats are the party for the people and the Republicans are the party for the wealthy.  We must keep this narrative alive on the grassroots but also at headquarters.  When we lose this narrative who are blamed:  unions and ordinary workers and citizens.  The reality is very clear:  if we are not aroused we will experience the fatal blow that might leave us asleep for along time; that our country has become infected with a new-fascist disease.

- John G