The War Against the Republic: The Battle Of Madison

[L. Coyote]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-war-on-the-american-r_b_827496.html
Richard (RJ) Eskow
Consultant, Writer, Senior Fellow with The Campaign for America's Future
Posted: February 24, 2011 08:31 AM

The War Against the Republic: The Battle Of Madison


Sometimes it's worth looking at current events through the eyes of a historian chronicling the end of an age, or those of a district attorney in a time of corruption. Come to think of it, the two perspectives aren't all that different.

However you look at it, calling the Wisconsin struggle a "labor dispute" is like calling the Battle of Normandy "a fight over a beach." There's a war going on, one that's best understand by using an Latin expression popular among prosecutors: Cui bono? Who benefits? Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting budget contains buried goodies for somebody, including possibly the Koch Brothers who paid to have it drafted. More importantly, it's another step toward replacing the American dream of prosperity for all with imperial visions of massive wealth for the few.

The heavily-financed army behind Scott Walker has as its ambition the death of the American Republic. If that sounds like rhetorical overkill, then it's worth remembering the words of someone who watched a republic fall. "The enemy is within the gates," said Cicero. "It is with our own opulence, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend."

"Money money money money," added the O'Jays, "some people do things, do things, do bad things with it."

If this end-of-the-republic rhetoric sounds extreme, listen to Gov. Walker's phone call ..........

[HereSince1628]

1. Rec' that! There is MUCH at stake.

Many people across the nation feel it deep into their bones. Among people's revolutions, most quickly failed. The notion that a nation can be governed by representatives of the common person is being tested.

The super rich and corporate interests,like the Kochs, don't think that system is a good one.

[FirstLight]

2. Posted the original article on my FB,,

this is a total class war, and it is going to get worse before getting better, I fear...

[Moostache]

3. I believe that phone call should be in EVERY Democratic ad in 2011 and 2012.

That should be the Rethugs "Dukakis in a tank" moment....

[ladjf]

4. Madison may well be the "first shot" fired by everyone against the

immoral tyranny of the of the massively wealthy. Stop those sons-of-bitches and start the movement now. Let it build and build until they are stopped.