Alan Grayson on Syria

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Alan Grayson, the best thing to ever come out of Florida, said, "We can't go to war by mistake - again."

Meet Alan Grayson

He is the liberal firebrand ex-congressman from Disney World, defeated in 2010 after one term, who is now running for a new House seat representing Orlando. It's nice to see a real progressive out there--as opposed to purported "Socialists".

You know what Washington’s like. Why do you want to go back?

I’d be down on the floor every day calling the [Republicans] out for the crazy stuff they do, that nobody ever finds out about, because they’re not witnesses to it.

What do you make of the so-called Supercommittee’s failure to do its job?

I’m not sure that they should do their job. I don’t like their job. Their job is to cut Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid. I’m sorry, it’s just a farce. The real two-party system in America is the Meanies and the Weenies. The Meanies want to take away your benefits, and the Weenies want to compromise with them.

Why isn’t the leadership of your party focusing on these problems?

You’d have to ask them. I’d love to see them solve some problems. Show me a problem that they’ve solved. But I’m really not interested in demoralizing my own supporters.

Are you heartened that President Obama has started to articulate that message?

I don’t know what to say to that. You’ve left me speechless.

Would Mitt Romney be worse than Barack Obama?

He’d be less bad than some of the other candidates who are running for the Republican nomination.

Any thoughts on the other Republican candidates?

I never in my wildest dreams imagined that Ron Paul would have a viable candidacy. Newt Gingrich is like Rudy Giuliani—the more you know him, the less you like him. I’d be concerned that if Gingrich were President, he’d find a way to cheat on the country.

What are the odds that Obama will be reelected?

I think he’ll probably be reelected.

How much money will be spent against you?

Last time the Koch brothers spent around $2 million, the health-insurance companies spent around $2 million, and the Republican Party spent around $1 million.

You obviously have high name recognition.

There are many people who live here [in Orlando] and know me and wish they didn’t. The only person who’s better known than me [in Orlando] is the President -- and Mickey Mouse. But I don’t think Mickey’s going to run.

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Ralph Nader on Alan Grayson

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Florida is desperate for a good politician.

Alan Grayson Explains the OWS Movement

In Spite of Republican Resistance

Yahoo News reports the good news. I knew it was coming when I saw this video over at Phuck Politics.

The War is Making Your Poor

Thanks to The Humble Libertarian.

Rep. Alan Grayson's Close Call

CNN reports on the recent events in the African country of Niger while Rep. Grayson was visiting.

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Florida, narrowly escaped harm earlier this week after being caught up in a military coup in the African country of Niger.

Grayson's press secretary, Todd Jurkowski, confirmed to CNN that Grayson was close to the action. "He heard the gunshots. They were literally in the building next door."

The outspoken congressman was in Niger as part of a congressional delegation focused on science, technology and humanitarian relief, according to Jurkowski. When the situation began to unravel, Grayson was taken to the residence of the United States Ambassador to Niger, where he was placed under armed protection.

On Thursday, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State P.J. Crowley told reporters the U.S. Embassy was monitoring the situation and confirmed Grayson was safe at the embassy. Later that night, a Niger military official announced the country's constitution has been suspended.

Grayson has since traveled to the neighboring country of Burkina Faso, and is scheduled to return to the United States Friday evening.

The comments at the end of the CNN story perfectly describe the different ways to see this.

An anonymous commenter said, "Why was Grayson running around on junkets when we all know that we need to control our spending. His job is to represent Florida, not Niger."

Brian from N.J. said, "This is one great American! And I just LOVE that all of you tea-bagging bigots hate him soooooooo much!!!! JUST PROVES HE'S DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT."

What's your opinion? I agree with Brian. Isn't it important for Congressmen to travel in order to better understand the issues? Is the expense of these "junkets" so great that we need to worry about it?

What do you think? Please leave a comment.

Rep. Alan Grayson on Helath Care

via Phuck Politics

Those Heel-Draggin' Republicans

Thanks to Phuck Politics for this wonderful video. By the way, some people have complained about comments he's made around here. Just pop over to his site, which is one of the best around, and you'll marvel at the tremendous restraint he's practiced over here. He calls it like he sees it with a sense of humor that I wish I had.

The video made me think of our pro-gun commenters. What Congressman Grayson says about Republicans concerning health reform, I say about the gun enthusiasts concerning gun control. The same tactics are in play, blocking at every step, denying everything, giving in to nothing. Enjoy.