Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The dew is now off the lily.
It has been months since my last post, and during that time I have chosen to observe that which has taken place since the election and let Obama have some time to unfuck some of the issues that plague this country. It is a monumental task, two wars, an economic collapse, unemployment numbers through the roof and a reputation abroad well-tainted by king George’s tomfooleries. I was confident he was up to the challenge.
But what I have observed during the last nine months and that I find to be most galling is that the pussy Democrats (of which Obama is apparently a member), seem to be quite non-plussed with the petty bickering of the powerless Republicans; and they are slavishly over-attentive to the Republican’s imbecilic objections so consistently raised to anything that might resemble true reform. They (the Democrats) are so obsessed with this myth of bi-partisanship that they are willing to ignore the voters who kicked the Republicans to the curb in ’08 in favor of allowing all attempts at getting things done to be metered and severely limited by these same, powerless Republicans. The tail is definitely wagging the dog here.
Democrats take heed. The Democratic victory in ’08 was not a victory for the Democrats! It was an overwhelming rejection of Washington status quo. The Demopublicans and Republicrats need to pull their head out of their collective asses and respond to popular needs, even perhaps when the overall good of the country might require decisions not favorable with their home constituencies. We the voters have given the Washington clown posse long enough, and the Dems, if they don’t seize the reigns given to them by the American citizenry and make something happen, then there will be an anti-encumbency drive in the 2010 elections, not of politicians, but of parties. Both the Republicans and the Democrats are looking at a possible third-party resurgence that will leave them both wondering what happened in 2010. I’m thinking the Libertarians.
Partisans, you have been warned.
But what I have observed during the last nine months and that I find to be most galling is that the pussy Democrats (of which Obama is apparently a member), seem to be quite non-plussed with the petty bickering of the powerless Republicans; and they are slavishly over-attentive to the Republican’s imbecilic objections so consistently raised to anything that might resemble true reform. They (the Democrats) are so obsessed with this myth of bi-partisanship that they are willing to ignore the voters who kicked the Republicans to the curb in ’08 in favor of allowing all attempts at getting things done to be metered and severely limited by these same, powerless Republicans. The tail is definitely wagging the dog here.
Democrats take heed. The Democratic victory in ’08 was not a victory for the Democrats! It was an overwhelming rejection of Washington status quo. The Demopublicans and Republicrats need to pull their head out of their collective asses and respond to popular needs, even perhaps when the overall good of the country might require decisions not favorable with their home constituencies. We the voters have given the Washington clown posse long enough, and the Dems, if they don’t seize the reigns given to them by the American citizenry and make something happen, then there will be an anti-encumbency drive in the 2010 elections, not of politicians, but of parties. Both the Republicans and the Democrats are looking at a possible third-party resurgence that will leave them both wondering what happened in 2010. I’m thinking the Libertarians.
Partisans, you have been warned.
