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1.24.10 Let 'em filibuster! a disenchanted SUIT column by Chris Jungle I'll admit it. I was a Democrat for two years. Bill Clinton was storming his way to the White House in '92, and I thought I would go along for the ride. So from '92-'94, I was a big ass like much of the rest of the country. Within two years, I realized I didn't really agree with that much of what those Democrats talked about, and I didn't think any party truly represented my political beliefs. Although I'm a liberally thinking man, I still don't buy into any party's rhetoric. In '94, I changed my address for voter registration and also changed my 'D' to an 'I,' and I've never changed it again. Literally. They still say I live on Princess Jeanne even though I haven't lived there in 14 years. I guess I still like voting at Freedom High School & Mark Twain Elementary. But the beef I had with the Democrats back then is the same beef I have now. They really are a bunch of spineless, mamby-pamby pussies. Republicans are either dicks or assholes or both, but at least they are willing to do whatever evil bidding they want. Democrats cannot get a health care bill passed without literally bribing members of their own party to go along with them. Pathetic. What did they accomplish when they did have the overwhelming 60-40 split in the Senate? Ummmmm. They didn't end any wars. They didn't push through any meaningful legislation. They didn't CHANGE anything. And they had a whole year to get all this nothing done. All they did was try to push health care, health care, health care. Frankly, no one understood their plan once they took the public option off the table. AND REALLY, WHY DID THEY? I could never really figure out what they were pushing even when I read the paper, and I didn't really trust what my right leaning paper said about it anyway. Long story short, I didn't feel that excited about all this health care legislation in the first place, and it didn't seem like the Democrats did either. Now, everybody seems to be freaking out because a Republican won Ted Kennedy's old seat. It is a touch of irony that losing a Kennedy meant losing the overwhelming majority, but that's just it. Democrats still have an overwhelming majority. They're still winning 57 to 41 with two Independent points leaning their way in a real struggle. All I hear is whining that they can't push anything through now. There might be filibustering, unnecessary debate and stall tactics. You know what I say? Read the title of the column. LET 'EM FILIBUSTER! Who cares? It just makes the Republicans look worse. Right now, all of the focus is how inept the Democrats are. Why not switch it around and let the Republicans look like the dicks and assholes that they are? Remind the public how much we despise the Republicans, with their gun toting, me first, screw you attitude that seems to come out of every elephant's mouth. Have another dollar, you don't-tax-me money grubbers! When the stall tactics run out, Democrats still have plenty of votes to get what they want. Only a pussy would be scared of a little opposition. Oh wait, Democrats are pussies. Right. I don't regret voting for Obama or anything. I still shudder at the thought of a McCain/Palin America, but I really thought something of significance might have been accomplished in his first year. Okay, he picked the first Hispanic woman for the Supreme Court. Very nice. He traveled the world in a good will tour. Good for him. He did something about credit cards, but I couldn't tell you what. But honestly, what did he actually push besides health care? I don't blame him for the economy because that wasn't his fault, but I do blame him for not stopping the wars. It just seems stupid to say you're going to end a war in three years. That like a smoker saying he's going to quit in three years. What are you planning to accomplish in three years that hasn't been done in the first six? Unless you get Osama, no other accomplishment is meaningful. Now, the Democrats are back to whining, and they're not even in the minority. My alma mater won their basketball game yesterday by 18 points, and no one was upset that they didn't win by twenty. The Democrats are all poopy because they can't win by twenty any more. Maybe they should come up with something that might actually get one Republican vote. Life isn't just about health care, or didn't you know that? Come on, pussies! Yeah, that's right. I'm calling you out! Grow a freaking spine. Try playing a game that doesn't spot twenty points to start with and see how you do. Because if you don't figure out something soon, your majority votes in Congress are about to get even smaller.
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