Author: meisaj

Living in the Cleve

Super Committee

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Did anyone really think the Super Committee would solve the debt crisis?

Wasn’t the whole point that they could get above the partisan rhetoric and ideals behind closed doors and make compromises that couldn’t otherwise be done without party fervor getting in the way? (mmmm…. Fervor)

It’s sad.  But I like that Obama is going to stick to the consequences of no deal being reached.  That needs to stay as a both a consequence and an incentive (negative one though) to make deals in the future.  I would respect Obama a lot more if he called out his party along with the Republicans for not making a deal.

I suppose no deal is actually good for each party.  Republicans can say “We didn’t give in on taxes, and Democrats couldn’t make the cuts needed for the economy.”  Democrats can say “Republicans want to keep giving tax breaks for Millionaires, and want to cut entitlement programs.”

Whatever.  I would have been impressed and reassured in our government if for some reason the Super Committee came to a huge deal with compromises on both sides.  In my mind politics was about making compromises and deals that were good for the whole, with both sides giving in.  Instead, with gerrymandering  and general voting apathy nothing will change.  I sure hope I get 32 more years of this exact same thing in American Politics.

Occupy

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Hmmmm, seems like the week to crack down on Occupy protesters.

While I understand the concerns in the parks.  Citing cleanliness issues and violence is ridiculous.  I’ve been in bars that are probably much worse.

And waiting til one in the morning and keeping the press a block and half away while police in riot gear clear out the Occupy Movement seems a little ridiculous.  Certainly doesn’t look good for New York City.

Austerity

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I hate that word.  I hope it goes away soon.  I love how ‘Austerity Measures’ is used instead cuts to welfare and social projects.  Although I  suppose NPR had been doing a good job in indirectly explaining what Austerity means.

But it is crap.  Take a poor and depressed economy, and take away the programs that are helping to keep the poorest of society in somewhat decent living situation.  It sounds like nothing but positives there for the economy.  But hey, when other countries come into Greece and tell them what they need to do, I guess saying it’s an Austerity Measure rather than ‘foreign measure’ is more politically correct.