Comments on: Shimkus: ‘Corporate Titans Are My Friends’

By: delafield

delafield — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:51:53 +0000

Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) says “I’m a Caterpillar supporter. I’m an Exelon supporter. I’m an Ameren supporter”.

Corporations don’t give a damn about America or Americans. They only care about the bottom line.

Why can’t Shimkus support the average working class American family instead?

By: WillWrite4Food

WillWrite4Food — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:29:06 +0000

He gets points for honesty, anyway. And for everyone’s Insane Members of Congress Fantasy Leagues, that’s 5 points for Shimkus for admitting he’s a corporate shill, with 2 bonus points for admitting it during a public congressional hearing.

PS – This guy represents Lincoln’s town of Springfield, Illinois?!

By: l2d2

l2d2 — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:12:43 +0000

Amazing eh? I mean such ignorance you can’t help but feel sorry for him…them…the ideology is so thick, so suffocating, he didn’t even know the corporations changed sides. hey may ask for a refund after watching this pathetic soul, sell his soul… He is such a dog the corporate leassh is choking his sensibilities…off balance due to lack of oxygen his presence, his words, who he stands with and who he hurts is sucked out until the life of the human is stolen out from under them, he is crippled, groping. You have to feel sorry for the guy; albeit, for the party who he occupys and takes up so much space in. It will take a prayer, forgive him for he knows not, that he knows not.

By: fiduciaryatlarge

fiduciaryatlarge — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:56:56 +0000

If you take care of your employee, your customer, and your product, shouldn’t share holder value take care of it’s self? Shareholder value is what is killing our economy by corporations looking at short term profits.

By: wiley

wiley — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:44:34 +0000

y tu, backup.

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:40:56 +0000

I agree there are different, and probably better, indicators. I just don’t know what they are.

gotta split. take care.

By: wiley

wiley — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:35:36 +0000

Actually, my point is that the GDP isn’t a very good indicator of the quality of life for most people.

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:34:13 +0000

wiley.

true. you could argue the reason China is fourth, is due to free market economic reforms.

and I agree the U.S. and E.U. are at similar levels.

your points reinforce the idea that the U.S. is not stronger, but at the same time not weaker, than the more socialist countries of Europe.

good points.

By: wiley

wiley — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:10:09 +0000

The European Union rates best in two out of three of those charts, backup, and China is fourth.

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:54:33 +0000

one more try and then I’ll quit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:50:32 +0000

sorry for the bad link. If you click on the link above and then this one:

List of countries by GDP (PPP)

it’s got the charts showing purchasing power by country.

By: katy

katy — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:49:51 +0000

Roket Says:
Shimpkus is my Rep. His pat reply to all my correspondence is ‘we’ll just have to agree to disagree’. …

ha ha! i got that too… no more…

greetings, fellow 19ther!

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:47:31 +0000

We all know what a mess Canada is, right backup?

wiley.

I’m sure there are many different measures, but for a country with a large population, the U.S. fairs well, in purchasing power comparisons:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

By: katy

katy — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:37:17 +0000

… (almost an hour later due to interuption)…

P.D. Says:
And the people voted for this buffoon? That says a lot about the people in his district. Reminds me of Bachman. Do the voters live in a toxic dump? How else can you vote for these Repug losers?

oy… sorry… the answers to your questions:

lousy turnouts, but yes…

some of them, yes…

not as lively nor pretty as bachman, but now that you mention it…

not a toxic dump, but corn and beans rule, and wheat…
and right in the middle of nothin’ to do…

how? misinformed and a heavy reliance on religion…
oh, and lotsa lush limpbone… “and NOW Glen Beck!”…

ugh.

the wiki bio.

By: wiley

wiley — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:32:04 +0000

We all know what a mess Canada is, right backup?

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:16:05 +0000

Okay, fine, lets get Shimkus a Nascar where he can put his supporters names.

By: backup

backup — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:03:06 +0000

rhf. your point about the abundance of natural resources in America is valid.

But, if you consider the former Soviet Union, they also had access to similar resources, without the performance.

Capitalism is obviously not perfect. Neither are the alternatives.

Capitalism needs more regulation than what has occurred in the past 20 years.

But, the idea that capitalism is the problem, solved by it’s abandonment and substitution by socialism, I think is overly simplistic.

The access to resources had a huge role. But, so did the relative freedom of the American market.

If socialism is the sole answer, those countries that have been practicing it, would have a more convincing advantage.

Our Chicago School swing to unfettered markets has led to excess that needs regulation; not abandonment.

By: JohnM

JohnM — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:56:22 +0000

EugeneDebs Says:
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John

I am not fooled. YOU are stupid and your point has been shredded. They claim it has a support of a broad coalition
It then SHOWED support by BICEP
BICEP companies include Gap Inc., eBay Inc., Symantec Corp., Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Sun Microsystems, Looks like a broad coalition to ME. It then talks about the OTHER corporations they cite as recognizing reality of the threat of climate change and the need for a new clean energy economy. Nothing misleading here. Your inability to read and understand virtually ANYTHING does not constitute misleading. You are a moron what YOU dont understand isnt evidence of deception3

Your comprehension skills are quite pathetic. The website says that they represent these companies in improving the environment, but we have no indication from the actual companies that they agree that this bill is a good bill which is exactly what this blog suggests. Companies like Nike and Ebay have not weighed in, this website does not speak for them because they have “partnered up” to help the environment. You have been mislead and fooled and you blindly follow because you are too ignorant to realize it.

By: EugeneDebs

EugeneDebs — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:43:53 +0000

John

By: katy

katy — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:20:46 +0000

Zooey Says:

SHITKUS: The corporate titans are my friends! I’m a Caterpillar supporter. I’m an Exelon supporter. I’m an Ameren supporter.

What about your constituents? You know, the people who voted for you. Do you support them?

AKA “ratepayers” – j.shitkus

thank you, zooey… heh… “SHITKUS”…