America has cast its vote for obstructionism & PAC’s. Isn’t it strange too how Tea Party republicans can wring their hands about Democrat big government in one sentence, and then vote for Republican big government in the next? California is the greatest example: Prop 19 and Prop 8. Republicans don’t want government to tell them how to get healthcare, but they do want government to define marriage & home life. Similarly, they’d rather continue to fund the War on Drugs and keep a large segment of their population in prison than they would embrace libertarian principles and legalize marijuana.
What is going on down there? Republicans aren’t small-c conservatives any more, they’re just nuts. Their policies seem to be nothing more than anti-Democrat pandering to whatever the tub-thumping misanthropes in the Tea Party are whingeing about on a given day.
If the markets rise today, its only in anticipation of larger defense spending as America starts gearing up for its next jingoistic crusade (Hi there, Iran).
What a waste. May I also draw your attention to “Democracy means my ignorance is as good as your knowledge;” a telling quote the I can’t help but imagine the Tea Party would celebrate if any were inclined to read Asimov.
I feel particularly sad for Wisconsin and Feingold.
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