The Washington establishment suffers a serious defeat

The author (obviously coming from a progressive/liberal perspective) is loath to credit Ron Paul, prefering instead to emphasize the role of the Democrat "wingnut", Congressman Grayson.

You'll notice that he also characterizes the Republican congressmen's support of HR1207 as "hypocritical" and strains to credit as many of his usual "good guys" as possible, as in:

Those progressive advocates' refusal to be distracted by trite partisan considerations, and their reliance on substantial GOP support to pass the bill (as hypocritical as the GOP's position might have been), was particularly crucial -- and smart.

And you probably thought this was Ron Paul's bill.
Whatever makes him happy. I just wish he had enough intellectual integrity to give credit where credit is due.

It is obvious that even as he states that "many of the most consequential political conflicts are shaped far more by an "insider v. outsider" dichotomy than by a "GOP v. Democrat" or "Left v. Right", he is having his own problems letting go of that artificially constructed paradigm.

I think a careful reading of this article reveals a significant chink in the Conspiracy's ability to divide and conquer through their ideological gerrymandering. Keeping the true interests of the people divided between opposing camps has always been an essential part of their strategy.

Having the population as a whole start to recognize that it truly is a fight between us and Them, and that Them is not the strawmen that they have so carefully constructed, has to be one of Their greatest nightmares.

To that end, HR1207 has already been a great success.

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Natural Law and Natural Rights

http://jim.com/rights.html

This is a good start for the protection of our democratic freedoms. It is also a good example of why we need freedom of speech in this country and the world. As it is now, the private corporate owners of the media selectively choose what they want you, the viewer and consumer to see and choose, so that they are always in control of how people behave in a social manner. This corporate control encompasses all of our habits, especially during election time, the marketing of political agendas along with all holidays and goods. To help ensure that we have a free press and nation, all news media within the United States should be required to accurately report the daily events of the major committees of our congress, especially the banking committee. If this was a requirement of owning a Newspaper, TV or radio station, then our voting habits would more accurately reflect who we want as a representative and our representatives would be more inclined to represent the views of their constituents

What are the odds that HR 3996, the "Automatic Bailout Bill of 2009", gets modified, or even killed, to let HR1207 go down?

This delay is worrying me...

Any chance currently, to get HR1207 standalone?

Regards

It should come as no surprise to ANYBODY that Barney Frank is a 100% enemy to HR 1207, and to Liberty in general.

Watch what they DO and not what they SAY.

What has Barney Frank EVER actually done to support auditing the Fed? Did he bring it up for a vote? Did lobby other democrats to support the bill? Did he vote correctly this last vote?

NO, NO, NO. He has sold out, long ago. He's sold his soul to the devil (the International Bankers) long ago. They absolutely own him.

Is there any doubt that every single committee chair is owned completely by The Powers That Be? Every single key position is in The Fed's back pocket.

The main weakness of Ron Paul is also one of his great strengths. He appears to me, to be naive in some cases. Maybe this is not the case. But didn't you get the feeling that he thought (at least he SAID) Barney Frank was supportive of his bill.

Barney Frank is an open homosexual and hard core liberal who has nothing but evil intent for destroying our country's core values of morality, and adherence for the US Constitution.

Ron Paul's a gentleman -- and perhaps is so non confrontational (a strength) and trusting (perhaps a strength) -- that he does not "rat out" the Establishment plants.

I trust Ron Paul and am grateful to God for his courage and presence in Congress, so let's continue to watch him, and follow what he says, as he is the best inside source we have. He is our champion of the US Constitution and the immortal enemy of the central bank that owns Washington DC.

sub-committee.

I have been working on Congressman Driehaus and I was wondering how he voted.

Anybody know the answer to this?

WAHOR!!
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/48994

voters need to make him do the right thing.

Organize.

Don't sit on our laurals, Sunday the 22nd of November everyone get out to the nearest END THE FED RALLY.
Lets have a show of force in addition the this win in the House.

“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
-Sam Adams

To turn up the heat not back away!

Let them know whether (or not... ha!) you favor more transparency of the Fed...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/ron_paul_federal...

he once came out defending Ron Paul and it disgusts me how he marginalized him here. Notice that even though it is Ron Paul's crusade and HIS BILL, Greenwald totally neglects to give him any credit, and hints that "the GOP" was hypocritical in its participation:

"One can count on one hand the number of times that establishment attacks like this fail, but this time -- at least for now -- it did. And it reveals a winning formula: where there is a strong and principled leader in Congress willing to defy the Party's leadership and the Washington establishment (Grayson), combined with leading experts lending their name to the effort (economists Dean Baker and James Galbraith), organizations standing behind it (labor groups), and a shrewd and driven organizer putting it all together (FDL's Jane Hamsher), even the most powerful forces and opinion-enforcers can be defeated, as they were here. Those progressive advocates' refusal to be distracted by trite partisan considerations, and their reliance on substantial GOP support to pass the bill (as hypocritical as the GOP's position might have been), was particularly crucial -- and smart."

Greenwald claims to NOT be partisan...but the only explanation for this omission is that he IS.

Fwank ith no fwend of liberty.

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"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk."
Meister Eckhart

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must. like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.-Thomas Paine

The R3volution requires action, not observation!!!!

This is just the beginning of the fight.

The economy is helping with the battle though.

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.
-Professor Bernardo de la Paz, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein

However, very little credit was given to Ron Paul for this. Did you see this quote "And it reveals a winning formula: where there is a strong and principled leader in Congress willing to defy the Party's leadership and the Washington establishment (Grayson), combined with leading experts lending their name to the effort (economists Dean Baker and James Galbraith), organizations standing behind it (labor groups), and a shrewd and driven organizer putting it all together (FDL's Jane Hamsher), even the most powerful forces and opinion-enforcers can be defeated, as they were here."

He points to the people that made the Bill a success without even mentioning Dr. Paul. He says Grayson is the "strong and principled leader willing to defy the Party's leadership and the Washington establishment???" Excuse me, but you are wrong.

Healthnut4freedom

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5,6

except, what did Greenwald mean by this?

"Those progressive advocates' refusal to be distracted by trite partisan considerations, and their reliance on substantial GOP support to pass the bill (as hypocritical as the GOP's position might have been), was particularly crucial -- and smart."

This is Republican Paul's bill with the majority of the sponsors being Republican.

what a snake in the grass.

worthy of a bump...