Jim Hightower: Corporate Corruptistan

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via CommonDreams:




Published on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by Creators Syndicate
Corporate Corruptistan

by Jim Hightower


The teabag forces are out front in today's politics, noisily trying to oust Democrats and install a new Congress that they think will end "business-as-usual" in Washington. Nice political rhetoric, but peek behind the curtain.

While the rise of the tea parties was fueled by the legitimate fury of thousands of outsiders, the rank-and-file troops have unwittingly fallen under the political leadership of consummate corporate insiders. For example, few grass-roots tea bag enthusiasts realize that the chief funder of their anti-establishment rallies is uber-establishmentarian, David Koch, who's using the tea party to advance his laissez-faire agenda of creating a corporate kleptocracy that'll stomp on people like them.

There is also another force behind the scenes. And this force is moving quietly and assuredly to make certain that a Republican Congress will deliver business-MORE-THAN-usual.

Meet Paul Singer, the ultra-rich operator of a $17-billion hedge fund. A far-out laissez faire ideologue, he's one of the Wall Street barons who's mad-as-hell at Barack Obama and the Democrats for having the temerity even to try reining in the bankster greed that has brought our economy to its knees, leading to millions of Americans to be either unemployed or underemployed. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/10/20-2

[Greyhound]

1. K&R. As usual he raises several good points and very clearly says

just what the consequences of this are.

[texastoast]

2. My man

So sharp, nail-head, and funny. He coined "the shrub." And now Corruptistan." Love him.