All the Democrats have to do to defeat Republicans is show their agenda priorities: take away voting rights, take away personal liberties, take away your jobs, take away any social security or welfare benefits, then spend what little budget is left to line the pockets of the wealthiest donors of the donor class. Does it never strike their supporters as odd that the party treats then with such contempt?

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich