Really writing this diary has been on my mind for quite some time. This so called debt deal with its massive cuts to our most vulnerable citizens was the straw that broke this camels back.
Im so tired of a Democratic party that doesnt fight for us, only empty platitudes during campaign season and a request for money (as if they arent getting enough from their corporate backers.
A little personal history and background before I say my final words here below the squiggly line.
I was completely disillusioned before the 2008 election season. I had no plans to vote from here in Japan. Hillary Clinton looked to be a lock and I couldnt have been more un-enthusiatic about another Clinton presidency. I mean it would have been Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton and that did not excite me.
Then along came Barack Obama, the Senator who had wowed me with his speech at the 2004 convention. I remember commenting to my mom at the time to say "That right there will be our first black President" and my mom nodded her head in agreement while wiping tears from being moved by his speech. We were all moved.
If anyone cares to look this is my very first diary on the Great Orange Satan.
But now Im done with it. Finished. Ive got my own family (second son on the way in December) to worry about. Ive got my single payer health care. Ive got a good pension. And Im tired.
Tired of this so called Democratic party. Tired of being disappointed.
Tired of Obama apologists like this diarist throwing straw men at those of us who have realized what a sell out this President is, and being called a racist for daring to question his intestinal fortitude.
As seeing as this is officially a Democratic blog, whose main purpose is electing more Democrats...that means Im done here too.
Im leaving the Democratic party...a party Ive been a member of since I was able to vote. As a Massachusetts born liberal we had some great Democrats. Senator Kennedy comes to mind, oh I wish he were still here. His booming voice in the senate, he would have eviscerated these Republicans on the Senate floor (not that the corporate media would cover it). He knew the power of bringing your case to the American people. And while the right hated him with all their worth...they respected him.
Ill still come around and read diaries here of course. I love so many of the writers here... DarkSyde Im looking at you. OPOL. Dr Zombie. BBB. MinistryOfTruth You guys are all the best! I read every one of your diaries. Ill just go back to what I did before... read and lurk.
Dear Democrats: Go fuck yourself. Grow a fucking spine you worms.
Dear Republicans: I hate every single thing you stand for...but damn you guys know how to get what you want every single time. In the majority. In the minority. It dont matter. You twist arms, you run over whoever gets in your way..and hence we have had a rightward drift for the last 30 years (by my count). Well done asshats.
Dear President Obama: The buck stops with you. You have so many options, but capitulation has been your style since the Health Care Debate..and will continue to be. When exactly is Guantanamo getting closed again? When are we really leaving Iraq and Afganistan again? I guess after you finish allowing Medicare, Medicaid and SS get ripped to shreds on your watch...in a very bi-partisan manner of course.
Im sure there will be plenty of negative responses to this diary..especially from the apologists here. However one thing guys: All the apologizing in the world doesnt change what we all can see with our eyes every day. Results are what matters. Talk is cheap.
This is what I voted for:
It wont happen again.
Peace, Pot, and Microdot. Im out.