I'm not qualified to argue for or against the 'bailout'. But lemme tell ya what I AM qualified .....

[Stinky The Clown]

....... to argue.

I am qualified to argue for the concepts I want to see explored and enacted when the Dems take power.

I want a far greater degree of governmental control. I am a diehard capitalist, but am **strongly** in favor of regulated capitalism. I would even like to see every company that gets "too big to fail" get broken up.

I want to see measures to make us competitive in the world again. Things like universal single payer healthcare so that cost comes off our employers' backs and make their costs basis more competitive.

I want to see some protectionism. I want our hard goods manufacturing base to be revived. Call it National Security if you want. I don't give a shit. But we should be making steel again. And world class cars. And our own meds and food. Tax the shit out of offshore stuff to the point where we are again competitive. We're still a huge market, even as weakened as we are right now.

I want some universal cap on outrageous executive pay. I want draconian, confiscatory tax on high incomes. 99% would be okay with me. Hell, 120% would be okay with me.

I want corporate personhood abolished.

I want publically financed campaigns. Get the fucking money out of campaigns and it gets out of politics. Take a nickle, go to jail; give a nickle, go to jail. No ifs or ands, but lots of butts.

I want the Pentagon cut down to 25% of its current size. By whatever means necessary to meet that goal. If some asshat complains about being a surrender monkey, he can kiss my ass, get in his OWN fucking uniform and go fight somebody. But not on the public dime.

I want NEWS conglomerates regulated as public utilities. yeah, right .... First Amendment. Where there's a will, there's a way. Figure it out. Separate news from opinion - and require saying on air what is what - and we're probably where we need to go.

Mortgages are a bedrock financial transaction in our culture. Protect them and make it a crime to repackage them. You can sell them, but as individual entities, not at securitized bullshit.

Speaking of securities, end this crap of making money our of thin air. REGULATE THE HELL out of banks and financiers and investment banks and securitizers and other assorted leeches and blood suckers.

WE are the government. It is up to US to protect ourselves.

I expect the Democrats to start down ths path as soon as they're sworn in.

[corkhead]

1. I would add the reinstatement of the fairness doctorine

and a requirement that all radio and tv that use the broadcast airwaves be locally owned and operated. Clear Channel isn't worth a shit in an emergency.