There are a few people in politics who know how to speak sincerely to the American public about their economic concerns and to offer solutions in a concise, understandable and persuadable way. Fortunately for all of us, Elizabeth Warren is one of those people.
After consoling us over Tuesday losses, she moves along quickly to the real business of the day - what is going to happen next in our new political landscape. It seems she might have some advance reservations about potential outcomes and whose agenda they would further:
Elizabeth Warren: It's time to work on America's agenda
Before leaders in Congress and the president get caught up in proving they can pass some new laws, everyone should take a skeptical look at whom those new laws will serve. At this very minute, lobbyists and lawyers are lining up by the thousands to push for new laws — laws that will help their rich and powerful clients get richer and more powerful. Hoping to catch a wave of dealmaking, these lobbyists and lawyers — and their well-heeled clients — are looking for the chance to rig the game just a little more.
But the lobbyists’ agenda is not America’s agenda. Americans are deeply suspicious of trade deals negotiated in secret, with chief executives invited into the room while the workers whose jobs are on the line are locked outside. They have been burned enough times on tax deals that carefully protect the tender fannies of billionaires and big oil and other big political donors, while working families just get hammered. They are appalled by Wall Street banks that got taxpayer bailouts and now whine that the laws are too tough, even as they rake in billions in profits. If cutting deals means helping big corporations, Wall Street banks and the already-powerful, that isn’t a victory for the American people — it’s just another round of the same old rigged game.
Pretty damn refreshing to have someone address us like we're not idiots, isn't it? And also for someone to be bold enough to address the reality of the hazardous situation the country and it's citizens are in with some frank language and without finessing it.
Thank you, Elizabeth Warren for forewarning us clearly about whose ox is going to get gored and whose calf will be fattened. You are one inconvenient woman speaking some uncomfortable truths and I am so happy we have you on our side!