Two fights for America and Americans

There are two fights, at minimum, going on right now--today, in fact--and it truly is over America and Americans.

Mostly our money.

The first was made obvious by the debate today at the Supreme Court over whether corporations will be allowed to pour their untold billions of dollars into our political campaigns, so they can say whatever they wish and about whomever or whatever they wish.

If you've read me before, you can no doubt guess I'd be vehemently against this.

In the first place, it simply goes against all court rulings and precedence and so, our law.

More importantly to me, though, is the fact that because of the dissolution of the "Fairness Doctrine" years ago by Republican lawmakers, our airwaves have been made far more ugly and vitriolic while at the same time, taking accountability and level-headedness out of our discourse.

Pouring far more corporate money, anonymously, into our political campaigns--which is what is being considered--will only increase the ugliness, bitterness and irresponsibility into our lives and political development.

There are other reasons, too, but these are the two main ones for me and certainly enough to show this should not change and should not go the corporation's way.

The second fight going on right now in America is evidenced by President Obama's address this evening to a joint sesson of Congress over health care reform.

He's pushing for this, sure, but it does look, in this case as well as the first one, above, that the corporations and big business are winning while Americans are losing--mightily and badly.

It's interesting but it doesn't look good for you and I--the man and woman on the street.