Simple question

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by jms62

http://billmoyers.com/segment/bill-m...for-democracy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFVKMTJUos

[bigrun]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2718165

[Danzig]

http://billmoyers.com/2014/11/21/8-w...oney-politics/

Ways to help get money out of politics.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://billmoyers.com/2014/11/21/8-w...oney-politics/

Ways to help get money out of politics.

Unfortunately those that would implement this are the ones benefitting from it staying the same. Same as hiring the fox to guard the hen house and then asking them to implement changes since your hens are disappearing.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

It is astounding to me that anyone that believes this (and mark me down as an absolute YES as well) would not be thrilled to support a candidate whose sole purpose of leaving a successful and lavish lifestyle is to come to Washington to fix it.

He has single-handedly changed the Republican party platform. Never gave an inch when it comes to positions on trade deals (which both sides are in bed together on), illegal immigration, replacing ACA with something that actually works, etc - EVERY POSITION that the right kicks and screams about, had their chances to vote down, and yet happily went along with because it maintains the status quo and by extension protect the money that owns them. Leading by example, never bending on principles, and displaying the kind of leadership so desperately needed in Washington, HE is bringing THEM to his positions - not the other way around.

What insurance lobby, Big Pharma/AG/Oil lobby, and Banking institutions funded his primary bid? None. He owes no one - which is precisely how you fix Washington - from the outside with zero influence peddling.

Originally Posted by jms62

Unfortunately those that would implement this are the ones benefitting from it staying the same. Same as hiring the fox to guard the hen house and then asking them to implement changes since your hens are disappearing.

Donald Trump Puts Reinstatement of Glass-Steagall Act Into 2016 Republican Party Platform

Well, you can put this huge and under-reported Trump platform position in the AFFIRMED PREDICTION column.

Anyone thinking Donald Trump is not intensely serious about America-First economics just got a massive dose of reality. Specifically demanded by Donald Trump himself:

“We support reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 which prohibits commercial banks from engaging in high-risk investment,” said the platform released by the Republican National Committee

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/ar...agall-s-return

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

Donald Trump Puts Reinstatement of Glass-Steagall Act Into 2016 Republican Party Platform

Well, you can put this huge and under-reported Trump platform position in the AFFIRMED PREDICTION column.

Anyone thinking Donald Trump is not intensely serious about America-First economics just got a massive dose of reality. Specifically demanded by Donald Trump himself:

“We support reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 which prohibits commercial banks from engaging in high-risk investment,” said the platform released by the Republican National Committee

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/ar...agall-s-return

Trumps son may have just won him the election. can I vote for him?

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by jms62

Trumps son may have just won him the election. can I vote for him?

I'm looking forward to Ivanka's speech this evening as well - All of his kids are exceedingly intelligent, well spoken and confident. Not an accident.

Letting Ted Cruz show his ass when he knew no endorsement was coming was another stroke of genius. Dude just basically committed career self-immolation by displaying what a petulant, self-absorbed, self-serving blowhard he really is.

But for a moment back to reinstating Glass-Stegall - That is the type of stuff that makes the bought and paid for Inside Washington crowd sh1t themselves over.

Doing the right thing without being influenced by the Banking Cartels.

Actually something you'd expect Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to demand from Hillary Clinton whist she laughs in their faces.

The party is not ever going to be unified. There is a tiny fringe element that will never be satisfied. The majority of sensible Republicans recognize the fact that this party needs radical change to stay relevant. And that is fine. Independents and working class Dems are crossing over in droves.

It's called growth, and while the Dems mire themselves in backwards-thinking socialism, there is a movement afoot.