It’s been “them” against us…and we are losing. Let’s hope that ‘08 will bring some sanity back to this country and some help and relief for our fellow Americans who have be disgracefully abused, used and left behind by the “haves”.

Senator Bernie Sanders 

Today, disgracefully and despite all the rhetoric of “family values,” the United States has, at 18 percent, the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country. Since George Bush has been president, nearly 5 million more Americans have slipped into poverty, 8.6 million have lost their health insurance, 3 million have lost their pensions and median family income has declined by about $2,500. So much for the president’s “compassionate conservatism.”

The decline of the middle class combined with growing income inequality is a national scandal — which Congress must address. While there are many actions that must be taken, let me focus on five that I will be pursuing: