Part of creating jobs is corporate reform. If you thought corporate lobbyists were powerful before, wait till you see them now that the five thieves in black robes on the Supreme Court have decided they have a right to buy Congress. Obama needs to champion reform: corporate democracy, wherein shareholders decide compensation and determine what political activity a corporation undertakes with their money. Lobbying reform—end the deductibility of corporations lobbying the executive branch. There are scores of reforms he must champion if We, the People are to have a chance against Them, the Corporations.
The President has a four-year, no-cut contract. In the words of Andrew Marvell, he has “world enough and time.” But members of the House are on the ballot in 10 months. If his majority is to survive, he needs to do three things: attack, attack, attack.
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