Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren: An Honest and Courageous Woman in a Cowardly and Centrist Democratic Party

What does the Democratic Party stand for nowadays?

We're the Anti-war Party, right?

Okay, stop laughing.

We're a foil to the corporatists in the GOP, correct? We'll stand up for the middle class and ensure that the same people who caused the financial collapse in 2008 won't hurt us once more, right?

We're different from Lindsay Graham, who stated the following about Elizabeth Warren's refusal to accept a spending bill that caters to Wall Street interests:

"If you follow the lead of the senator of Massachusetts ... people are not going to believe you are mature enough to run the place," Graham said. "Don't follow her lead. She's the problem."

We're brave enough, as a political party, to stand up to the snide comment of a Republican leader in the Senate, aren't we?

Nope, try again.

Instead, we've proven that we can indeed "run the place" in the manner the GOP and Wall Street deem commendable. The cowardice of cold pragmatism rules the Democratic Party in 2014. Compromise is great, but just don't compromise the economy in the name of bargaining or reaching across the aisle.

Some true believing liberals might say that Democrats represent the eloquence and determination of Sen. Elizabeth Warren. In an NPR Interview, Warren highlights the points introduced in her now legendary Senate floor speech:

...o, Citigroup and other Wall Street lobbyists practically write a provision in a spending bill (that increases their profits while ensuring higher risk in their activities) meant to ensure this nation continues to function properly.

The outrage among leading liberals was felt throughout the nation, right?

Furor over the president's capitulation to Lindsay Graham Republicans and fat cats on Wall Street caused even the probable Democratic nominee to defend a liberal standing up to the GOP and investment banks, correct?

Keep dreaming. All you heard was the deafening silence of centrists....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/elizabeth-warren-an-hones_b_6338522.html