March 14, 2008
Vichy Democrats: Pelosi and the Politics of Collaboration
By DON SANTINA
http://www.counterpunch.org
As the Bush Administrations economic stimulus plan sailed through Congress last month, a few Democratic senators timidly raised objections to the legislation that Nancy Pelosis House had approved, particularly in relation to certain provisions deleted by the House. These provisions, which would have provided critical assistance to people most hard hit by the continuing recession included an extension of unemployment insurance, expansion of food stamps, and rebates to the working poor whose incomes fall below the radar of income tax requirements.
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