New Civil War erupts, led by super rich, GOP

[highplainsdem]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-civil-war-erupts-led-by-super-rich-gop-2011-03-22

Paul B. Farrell
March 22, 2011, 6:55 a.m. EDT
New Civil War erupts, led by super rich, GOP
Commentary: ‘Shock Doctrine,’ Reaganomics trigger explosive class war


By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — Yes, “there’s class warfare, all right,” warns Warren Buffett. “But it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Yes, the rich are making war against us. And yes, they are winning. Why? Because so many are fighting this new American Civil War between the rich and the rest.

Not just the 16 new GOP governors in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, and across America fighting for new powers. Others include: Chamber of Commerce billionaires, Koch brothers, Forbes 400, Karl Rove’s American Crossroads, Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform — which now has 97% of House Republicans and 85% of the GOP Senators signed on his “no new taxes” pledge — the Tea Party and Reaganomics ideologues.

-snipping (paragraphs about Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine-

After the 2010 election of these new GOP governors, the new Civil War escalated with a new phase of self-destructive “disaster capitalism,” thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision. Their strategy was first revealed in the Wisconsin dictator Scott Walker’s war against the unions. Then last week the GOP assault went nuclear.

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Money, power, greed: That’s why the GOP is “so desperate to tie the hands of unions. Why 16 states are facing similar battles” says Klein, because “unions are the final line of defense against privatization of the public sector. Unions are the ones who fight privatization of the school system, of the water system, of the power system.”

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This two-page commentary is a must-read.

[Blue Owl]

1. Here's a pic showing the overwhelming support for the GOP in Florida, their favorite state

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=634932&mesg_id=634932

I give up -- there's just no way we can defeat them...

:sarcasm:

[highplainsdem]

3. Great pic! Thanks for the link!

[FiveGoodMen]

2. DU will support the super-rich in that war just as soon as a D gives it their blessing

[dkofos]

4. Barry has already endorsed it.