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smtwngrl
06-06-2011, 04:49 PM
This is an exciting article.

Monday, Jun 6, 2011 12:07 ET
Is a bipartisan coalition emerging to oppose the National Security State?
By Glenn Greenwald

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When Dennis Kucinich earlier this month introduced a bill to compel the withdrawal of all American troops from Libya within 15 days, the leadership of both parties and the political class treated it the way they do most of Kucinich's challenges to establishment political orthodoxy: they ignored it except to mock its unSeriousness. But a funny thing happened: numerous liberal House Democrats were joined by dozens of conservative GOP members to express support for his bill, and the White House and GOP House leadership became jointly alarmed that the bill could actually pass.

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/06/06/bipartisanship/index.html

jmdrake
06-06-2011, 06:46 PM
Thanks for posting this! And I expect the "But Kucinich is a socialist so everything he does must be evil" crowd to ruin the thread in 3...2...1... :(

jct74
06-06-2011, 09:47 PM
Interesting article, thanks. I'm a little more optimistic than Glenn is, at least as far as the Republican/conservative side. I think the impact of Ron Paul and the freedom movement on the Republican Party is growing steadily and is going to remain a strong and growing force even when the next Republican presidency comes along.