Papandreou is trying to convince us he almost destroyed (the) Universe to get my consent. – Opposition leader Antonis Samaras
Ah the old "destroying the universe" ploy. It’s the same one the Republicans are using in the Senate as they once again kill Obama’s $60Bn infrastructure program that was meant to provide direct aid for highway and rail projects and set up an infrastructure bank. Without 60 votes, bills can’t even make it to the Senate floor so nothing gets done.
This is ironic because, on the same day, China APPROVED another $160Bn of infrastructure spending – just to build new underground subway systems in 28 cities by the end of the decade – creating millions of Chinese jobs, lowering transportation costs and laying the foundation for continuing to kick our asses in the 21st Century. So, to be fair, the Republicans aren’t destroying the Universe to advance their political agenda – just America.
Meanwhile, China’s subway plans are coming AFTER they have developed the World’s largest high-speed rail lines to connect to their World class shipping ports so goods can now be whisked around the country in a cheap and efficient manner while the knuckle-draggers in Congress debate whether or not it’s worth fixing the potholes that are ripping the tires off trucks on our nation’s roadways.
You don’t make a nation great by talking about how great we are – you make a nation great by building a great nation and we are doing almost the exact opposite – squandering what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead in education, transportation, utilities, health care, housing and even environmental progress – and turning America into what is now one of the lowest-ranked developed nations in each of those categories.
Rather than employ millions of people to maintain our infrastructure, we allow it to decay and ship our manufacturing and jobs overseas to Nations that are willing to invest in their future and that leads to trade deficits that suck hundreds of Billions of additional Dollars out of our economy along with the hundreds of Billions of Dollars we ship overseas every year to pay for our addiction to oil because, for 40 years now – our Republican leaders have told us it’s too difficult to kick the habit. Vote these fools in again and we’re doomed – that’s all…
