Jack Markell To Deliver 2012 Democratic National Convention Keynote
I don’t know if that headline is accurate. Time will tell. But judging by how much attention he is getting for his revolutionary suggestion that business development is not all about low taxes, he could very well headline in Charlotte. And who knows, if he added something about REALLY sharing the pain with our wealthiest individuals and corporations, maybe he could parlay that speech into the 2016 Democratic nomination.
But seriously folks…I kid…. raising taxes on Delaware’s wealthiest individuals and corporations, even by 1 measly percent, is utterly impossible.
No open thread yet for today so I will plant this one here because relates to the general progressive left complaint about the direction the centrist DEM policy is taking us:
Some of you may have heard Al Mascitti’s interview with David Swanson on WDEL this week. A few of the points he covered are in this must-read post:
(FDL) David Swanson writes ~ Is Obama Even Worse Than Bush?
http://my.firedoglake.com/davidswanson/2011/03/15/is-obama-even-worse-than-bush/
And you can meet David Swanson in person in Wilmington this Sunday ~
Pacem in Terris
A PANEL DISCUSSION MARCH 20th – 2-4 PM, WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Panel led by: David Swanson, speaking on his latest book, “WAR IS A LIE.”
TO COMMEMORATE THE 8TH ANNIVERSARYOF WAR AND OCCUPATION IN IRAQ WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER