Eight years of George W. Bush have shown conclusively that the entire raison d'être of the Republican governing machine was to steer federal money to private industry, enriching the few at the expense of the many. Six tax cuts in as many years left the nation's infrastructure crumbling while corporate profits soared. Two wars accompanied by hundreds of no-bid contracts siphoned billions of dollars out of the treasury and into politically connected companies like Blackwater and Halliburton before draining into the sands of the Middle East. Year in and year out, the Bush administration predicted that tax cuts would stimulate the economy, leading to the end of deficits--and yet the budget bled more and more red ink each year, culminating in a administration-projected deficit of $482 billion by the time the president leaves office.
Now, the same oligarchy that has been the beneficiary of the Bush largess is starting to see the writing on the wall: The good times may be coming to an end. Large Republican-leaning corporations like Wal-Mart are reportedly calling managers and supervisors into meetings featuring dire warnings ab0ut what might happen if a Democratic administration takes over. A Wall Street Journal article states, "The actions by Wal-Mart--the nation's largest private employer--reflect a growing concern among big business that a reinvigorated labor movement could reverse years of declining union membership."
Imagine an administration without a toothless Department of Labor corrupted by years of corporate complicity. Imagine an administration that believes government exists to do more than privatize federal assets for corporate gain.
