tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post5662957570603870604..comments2023-10-19T12:25:15.143+01:00Comments on The Osterley Times: Why are the Democrats balking at the public option?Kelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-67093834155113139892009-06-21T16:53:16.942+01:002009-06-21T16:53:16.942+01:00I find it shocking.I find it shocking.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466059072530968330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-23483646385348039462009-06-21T00:57:41.263+01:002009-06-21T00:57:41.263+01:00And the answer is, because they're owned by th...And the answer is, because they're owned by the corporations, too, of course.Mo Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00686338985654976341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24005214.post-54620908879520356792009-06-20T23:28:01.032+01:002009-06-20T23:28:01.032+01:00Despite appearences, the Democrats arent much bett...Despite appearences, the Democrats arent much better than the Republicans, especially when it comes to going up against Big Business. <br />I wish the Founding Fathers had re-thought the winner-take-all system that they set up, because had they instituted a parliamentary system instead of the two-party one we've ended up with, both the Democrats and the Republicans would've been long gone by now (or more responsive to voters).<br />Or maybe they knew exactly what they were doing, and were not as benign as they are made out to be - they were the nation's oligarchs, after all.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.com