Republican Anihilsm and the Fiscal Cliff

The problem is that when you cobble a coalition of people who are fans of the revelation, fans of Atlas Shrugged, fans of the Turner Diaries, how do you get them to avoid disaster? You can't! For hem, disaster is destiny. Disaster leads to greener pastures, to The Great Society.

Given a chance to willfully get there, self-fulfillment leads the way.

Democrats must put forth a plan. They must do it now, and hope there are enough Republicans left to embrace sanity.

Left Right and Left again

Poor Obama.  He plays the part of referee and statesman to the "T" and cannot get any love.  The right hates him for being a liberal democrat, the left hates him for not being a liberal democrat...poor bastard!  He better start pissing people on the right off a lot more since they will not vote for him no matter what :)

Conservative Republicans

The game is simple, if you don't play it our way, we are going to take the game ball, which isn't ours by the way, and let the whole thing crumble.

Conservatives win a majority in Canada

Some are happy...me...NOPE!

great, more battles about gun freedoms, abortion, more corporate welfare through tax cuts, bigger deficits, less healthcare, less education, more people on the streets, more grief and strife for the incredibly shrinking middle-class, higher gas prices, higher energy prices, more wars, a more polluted environment, and a camera in every bedroom so the government can monitor our every move- naturally they will call it fighting terrorism. We asked for it, we got it, we will own the results until level-headed people can get back into power.

The Nature of Being Free

Freedom is not in being able to choose your leaders but being free from having to choose between those who desire to lead you.

Are they Mad?!

Conservative Republicans are MAD

They are mad they lost the civil war
They are mad that people received civil rights
They are mad women vote
They are mad that women have choice

They are mad that corporations need to pull their weight
They are mad that gays exist
They are mad that people seek the American Dream
They are mad that there’s more than one religion

They are mad about guns
They are mad that time marches by
Mad that technology advances
Mad about people NOT dying on the streets for free vs receiving universal care

Mad that people can band together to fight for safer work places, a safer environment, a safer world
Mad that they have to wear helmets
Mad that they have to wear a seat belt
Mad that they can’t beat their wives
Mad that they cannot drink and drive

Mad that freedom for others contravenes their world views
Mad if diplomacy is not at the end of a barrel
Mad about the Presidency
Mad about the President
Mad if it is not their GUY…
Mad that they are losing THEIR country
Mad! Mad! Mad!

I Say Phoque!

I say Phoque!

You wanna know the truth?

I say Phoque to a system that blames poverty on the poor...how did everyone on wall street avoid jail time?  

I say Phoque to a system straining to shield the wealthy
I say Phoque to a system actively trying to make the wealthy even wealthier...even if I should be counted among them.

I say Phoque to governments whose only goal is their own existence

I say Phoque to people whose interests are purely self-interest

Phoque to the uncaring

Phoque to the unwise

Phoque to rising energy costs! I mean really $1.32/liter ($5/Gallon)...REALLY!!! C'MON!!!  

Phoque to no one denouncing it as profiteering

Which leads to Phoque the MIDDLE EAST while hoping freedom reigns throughout

Phoque to anyone willing to behead a woman for adultery
Phoque to anyone who does not believe in the right to self-determination

Ya...those last two thoughts may clash, but we should have all evolved past the point where cutting heads off is the COOL thing to do...waterboarding, stress positions, GUANTANAMO too.

And Phoque anyone who would want to pay less for gas if the price was freedom

I say Phoque to anyone who does not see giving the bottom 80% choices between food, clothing OR shelter as an immoral Phoque'd up choice!
Phoque to anyone that judges OUR actions as somehow morally superior to others when not faced with the same circumstance.

I say Phoque to those interested in making sure that FAKE people (CORPORATIONS) are better fed (Profits) than the people who work for them.

Phoque you to companies that believe their R&D should not be taxed to drive INNOVATION, while the profits from the products derived from their R&D should not be taxed to drive JOB CREATION!
Phoque those who believe that no matter how much they pay in taxes it is too much.

Phoque those on the flip side who believe we can never pay too much in taxes.

Phoque abortionists, but Phoque to the people that would kill them even harder.  

NH says it best, LIVE FREE or DIE!
Phoque those who believe they know how you should be free.

Phoque capital punishment, and the people who deserve it.

Phoque religious freedom and the people who pervert it...not to mention those who say it but refuse to believe it...War on Christmas?...what a joke!

Phoque Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama...can you really tell the difference when it comes to the substance...oh wait, at least one of those should be brought up on some very serious charges...

Phoque Socialism, Communism, Capitalism, and every other "ISM" that gives but one choice

I say Phoque YOU to anyone that believes it is ok for anyone to die on the street for lack of a medicare card, or insurance.

Phoque, to anyone that believe it is ok to die for an immoral cause...

Democrat, Liberal, Conservative, Republican, NDP, Green, Socialist, Libertarian, Tea Party, Grass Roots, Marxist, Rebel, Freedom Fighter...all are part of the same coin who when in power allow ideology, geography, religion, gingoism, and the root of all evil to manifest itself and control....pervert their vision of a perfect world...

Compromise is the killer of rational ideas, and also the fertilizer for good deeds...

Phoque it all!  Phoque the world!!!...again...like the 60's and 70's all over...again

and Phoque?...Yeah, it's the Canadian SEAL of approval to anyone who cares

To Wikileak or Not

It's been a while since I have seen so many people so angry.  I have a few thoughts on the whole Wikileaks saga:

1) Secrets are only supposed to stay secret if you had not previously shared them with 2.5 million people.
2) When the whole world is mad at you for exposing the unseemly underbelly of politics at its rawest, you must be doing something right.
3) Freedom marches on!

The biggest point though is that if the press were doing its duty instead of feeding us a nonsensical diet of Britney, Harry, Lindsay, Kimmie K, Jen, Brad, Angelina, Dancing With The Stars, the latest faux news, water cooler gossip, How bout them Cowboys, Bieber- He's so cute!, Did Kanye meltdown again, who's dating who, did you hear the gruesome tale of, and He said She said Bullcrap, maybe we would not need a Wikileaks.

There was a time when it was responsible journalism to explore government secrets and report on them to keep a bright light shining on what is arguably the most corrupt of professions...or the most corrupting.

Republicans and governing

First off, congrats to my baby sister for winning her case in front of the Maryland Court of Appeals.

Today she had a status about Republicans and Obama...this is the rant I added to the conversation:

Govern...do they know how? :) I guess we'll have 2 more years of just say no, maybe even some Newt Gingrich style 'let's shut down the government!' basted with a few laws curtailing personal freedoms (gays, abortion, civil rights anyone?) throw in a few 'let's bomb Iran!' mixed with some 'let's cut welfare and the minimum wage' and a whole lot of tax cuts tax cuts tax cuts...hmmm trillion dollar deficit....no no no TWO trillion dollar deficit! Which of course will be blamed on Obama and be what they campaign on to try to get him out of power in 2012 :)