From the VOMITORIUM
I hear some conserv pundits say, almost daily, that Repubs have ideas and have the will, just not the power to institute conserv ideals…..I will agree that there are some ideas coming from the GOP but most are recycled from the 80’s…just change the wording to make it sound new and fresh…..you know the stuff…tort reform, privatize Social Security, cut the deficit, smaller government….yada yada yada…..
First of all, I would like to apologize to my conserv friends…I know it looks like I pick on the GOP way too much…but in reality they ask for it…..
The truth of the matter is that most conservs are old white guys that are out of touch with America….do not care what they call their latest proposal (Road Map For America’s Future…in case you were wondering)
GOP has NO new ideas for government or the economy…they are just re-hashes from the past or the fact that all the things that they are opposed to could have been addressed when they held the majority or their whining but others whining…..
I know, if you are a conserv then you think I am being a “leftie” agitator…you would like more specifics….cool..I am down with that!
GOP candidate Angle in Nevada thinks that you can eliminate unemployment by denying unemployment benefits to people out of work or,
GOP minority leader in the House, Boehner who compares the economic crisis to an ant or,
GOP Rand Paul who thinks that BP is being picked on and should be left alone or,
RNC chairman Michael Steele who thinks Obama started the war in Afghanistan…..
“The McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical. And I think it’s a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders have with this Administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan,” said Steele. “Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama’s choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in.”
And Steele is the chairman of the RNC…he is your spokesman!
Come Repubs admit it! Your leadership and candidates are out of touch with the rest of the country…..how can you ask the people to vote for candidates that have no grasp of what it is to live in the real world?
It would seem that many candidates/representatives are only equalled in their ignorance of truth and the real world by the electorate.
It demonstrates quite clearly the source of the real problem. The electorate are PAYING the politicians to know this stuff. However, sadly, since most politicians lack any integrity whatsoever, it is up to the electorate to inform themselves of the truth and to treat everything politicians say as a lie until they know otherwise.
It’s a sad old world, but that’s the way it is – for now – and I can’t see it changing any time soon!
See you are ahead of me again……I am working on a post about representation and how it equates to governance……I would like my representative to have at least a working knowledge of government…I care less how popular they are……only that they have a grip on the real….
But that’s one of the main reasons the system doesn’t work – in order to get elected, a candidate has to be popular, not knowleagable or any good at the job!
Yes and it is so Goddamn sad!