It's been fascinating watching the once imperious Republican machine staggering around the very institutions in which they only so recently swaggered. The all-encompassing cluelessness that Repubs have lately shown is far more stunning than even the years of Democratic ball-lessness during the bleak Bush years. That was just maddening. This is ball-less, brainless, senseless, gormless -- and downright enjoyable.
Yeah, enjoyable.
Good to have them stripped of their arrogant, impervious facades and exposed to the world as the things we always knew writhed beneath. The lizard-lidded Boehner, the reedy and ineffectual Jindal, the fribble Palin, the sputtering Limbaugh, the swollen Hannity, the whole dead-end pseudo-Conservative horde stripped of their tools for wreaking havoc, all on full display, yakking, spitting.
HIstory is full of cruel characters whose twisted paths converge with other similarly embittered wanderers. Under the right conditions, usually an atmosphere of deep-seated fear and unrelenting frustration, their anger intertwines, forming a dense and impenetrable briar. And even the cold ideology cradled within its stinging, protective nettles somehow becomes alluring for the purity of its design, its simplistic ability to coldly classify right and wrong, patriot and traitor. Unchecked, it grows and seethes and finally reaches the point when, propelled by its own weight, it rolls and tramples all who try to oppose its momentum. This is what happened after the well meant but ultimate failure of the Carter presidency and the meticulously sown seeds of the Reagan Revolution. At least to me, it is.
History serves as more than a litany of human exploits; it is a mirror reflecting the very nature of humanity and as such is implacable and pitiless and defies our ability to assign a satisfying meaning to it all in spite of our attempts to do so.
And yet, when the callous causes and the cruel characters eventually lose their momentum, the nettles untwist and expose the ideology within for all its pathetic wickedness, which is where we now find ourselves. This is a moment to observe the bestial side of American politics, of the American psyche and of what they can both become if circumstances allow. It is on daily display, with the inane utterances of the flailing right-wing punditry and feeble attempts at opposition of the demoralized Republican minority. It has been denuded, it seems, for our edification.
But if history is any indication -- and it is -- we'd better get smart while we have the chance.
and the Super Big Lie that the media is liberally biased.....see 8 yrs of George W Bush.
Wake up and go after the beast that is destroying this country within.
I love the turn of phrase.
Republicans PROVED they cannot govern and don't want to.
They do want GREED, PROFITS, OBSTRUCTION and CHAOS
to smoke-screen their corruption and self-profits while
destroying America every-which-way.
Republicans proved to be despicable traitors to America.
Republicans proved they want America to FAIL.
Oh, and beware of Newt Gingrich's growing popularity. This guy has an almost sociopathic ability to grow strength in very scary, extreme right viewpoints. In my opinion the biggest snakeoil salesman of them all.
The more we can talk about the Repub's, the less we need to make excuses for President Obama, and it's beginning to be a challenge.
Extending the war in Iraq and leaving 50k troops after promising to "end the war" is going to be a bit hard to divert attention from the public.
How many times did Obama say that on the campaign trail? How many? Oh about a thousand and one. How many times did he say that as President, he would actually listen to the people on the ground, and if necessary, modify his position. How many? Oh, about a thousand and one.
You've hit the nail on the head. It's great that our eyes have been opened to the Republicans in more ways than one. I also agree that the time is now for us to get as smart as we can, to make sure that the type of ARROGANT HYPOCRICY the GOOPers/TNC/Republican Party represents to the core, NEVER happens again in our country again.
That will take being a good watchman and diligence on ALL of our part. Lest we all grow complacent and forget just how slimy the GOOPers can get, and just how much they seem to have contempt for their fellow Americans.
Now what counts are the vast middle who voted for him. This courteous and sensible gentleman also managed to convince a goodly number of republicans to come on over to his side.
So tone it down my friends. Don't become as distatesful in winning as the other side. Don't confuse dignity, manners, and standards with a lack of "ba__s". A punch in the nose may get someone's attention but it isn't convincing in the long run.
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-- WHEN IS YOUR PARTY GOING TO REALIZE THAT AMERICANS DON'T LIKE ARROGANCE AND SNARKINESS? You got whipped royally on Nov. 4th, and yet you guys (and gals) STILL don't get it and you still have no clue - not ONE - why it happened so overwhelmingly. --
-- WHEN IS YOUR PARTY GOING TO REALIZE THAT AMERICANS DON'T LIKE ARROGANCE AND SNARKINESS? You got whipped royally on Nov. 4th, and yet you guys (and gals) STILL don't get it and you still have no clue - not ONE - why. --