It's been four weeks since HCR was passed and that's the same lapse of time since I last logged on to this site. For the first week of absence my reason was being on vacation but if I had been home I probably would not have logged on in any case. So please keep in mind that like Rip Van Winkle I've missed the past four weeks of outraged harangues against the doings of Palin, Teabaggers, Hannity, O'Reilly, Limbaugh and all the other faux issue characters that keep attention distracted from the lack of doing anything by Democrats or the great man Obama himself.
When the year-long Kabuki Theater dance of "healthcare" came to its climax with the new marching mantra "The perfect is the enemy of the good" firmly entrenched in our "progressive" consciousness by the likes of Markos (all Hail,) his trashee Dennis Kucinich (this bill is a piece of shit but we need to save Obama,) and even Michael Moore (same deal, it's all about saving Obama,) intuitively I knew I was finished with this delusion that the mission of electing Democrats made the slightest bit of difference. As Nader said, not a dime's worth.
In fact, although I wouldn't vote for a Republican myself, probably the best thing that could happen now would be the complete unseating of the Democrats in Congress. There would be more chance for progress in changing this failed system with degenerate Repugs in charge than with these phony placeholders from the current Democratic Party.
And yes that includes the entire Progressive Caucus whose pledges meant absolutely nothing when politics was on the line, that's you Anthony Weiner, you too Grayson (emailing for $$$ everytime you threw red meat to the base) and you too Mr.Public Option Bernie (Socialist my ass) Sanders.
But enough of that crap, I can hear all you Kossack hall monitors sharpening up your pathetic recipes for pie right now, so let me tell you right off there isn't any type of pie that I don't love, so bring it on!
And while we're at it let me add:
Lee Harvey Oswald worked for Naval Intelligence and the Kennedy Assassination was certainly an intelligence operation and coverup. 9/11 too. So the entire Bush cabinet sat around and prioritized attacking Iraq and just out of nowhere came three planes on a clear rush-hour prime tv morning. The Truman Show for America. Oh yeah, here's another tin-foil hatter: how Barack Obama made himself President...haha! Right, he just came out of nowhere to be the 2004 Keynote Speaker at the Democratic convention and then onwards to President? How's about Rham Emmanuel and his spin doctor buddy David Axelrod went to the powers to be in the MIC and pitched their alternative to Dubya, a man who could actually win a Nobel Peace Prize even before he was in office six months!
OK, finishing up here: since the election of Barack Obama and the complete control of Democrats there's been no progress on torture prosecutions, nor redress on wiretapping, nor on habeas corpus, nor on the incomplete investigations of the Bush Justice Department, nor on unanswered subpoenas. No real financial reform, just sneaky recapitalizations of the banks by flunky Geithner...need I go on? This should be enough to be banned already, no? Please take a moment from counting your shekels Markos and do me the courtesy? I don't write GBCW diaries, those, like most of the childish bull shit that goes on here, are pathetic!
Ciao folks, I'm off to independent-ville! and a big shout out to people with real integrity: Jane Hamsher and Ron Paul and every American who refuses from here on to pull the lever for either Dems or Repugs! Oh and Markos: your attack dog performance on MSNBC on Kucinich was in violation of Pastordan's old FAQ on civil behavior, but here, you da man!! So in my wildest dreams I pray that in some bizarre way this piece of shit diary will not end up on the Rec list, cause the only list I'm looking to get on is Markos' Shit List. So from one old Army vet to another, would you please do me the honor of banning me like a man? Thanks in advance!