I don't know how many times I have to say it, but I'll say it again: The GOP must destroy America's economy by any means necessary in order to regain political power. How quickly America has forgotten that when Democrats raised the idea of a stimulus plan eight months ago, the GOP laughed and said our economy was fine. They killed it in the House. Bush immediately threatened a veto saying there was no need for it because our economy was the strongest it had ever been.
But now, these same Republicans are the ones taken seriously by the Village, while the "clueless liberals" and "inexperienced President" fumble around while the "brave GOP insurgency" kicks into action blocking more stimulus. The Democrats have been rolled again, and this time it's going to cost millions and millions of us our jobs, our health insurance, our livelihoods, our way of life, many of our freedoms and eventually our country.
It starts by assuring the stimulus package fails, it continues with the shifting of blame to Obama, it ends with the Village writing the narrative. The GOP control of the Village got us into two wars, it got us into this mess in the first place, and soon it will get us into a full-blown economic depression.
Then the fun really begins. Then the real long knives will come out for Obama and the Democrats. The Village and the hatemongers on the right will see to that. They will come for Obama with blood in their eye, folks. You thought they did a number on The Hick From Hope, Arkansas? You thought they did a number on The Jawja Peanut Farmah? You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Well, some of you have. Back in November, 1963 in Dallas. Back in April, 1968 in Memphis. Back in June, 1968 in Los Angeles.
The storm is coming, folks. America is going to be a much different country in just a few short years. I've been talking about worst case scenarios now for over a year both at the Frog Pond and now at my own place, and I just do not see this game of chess playing out in a way where the good guys win.
In fact, I see chess pieces on both sides of the battle turning on the Black King. "Shat mat", the Persians said when they won this game they invented thousands of years ago..."The King is dead."
We get the term "checkmate" from that phrase.
Checkmate is all but upon us now. Mate in 6 moves? Mate in 8? Mate in 2?
In the end, you still lose.
With all due respect it never fails to amaze me how liberals and some progressives continue to let Obama off the hook for the sad start of his administration. It's always easier to blame the people he has appointed or the media rather than asking the obvious question-who hired these people! Obama did. Who initiated and pursued this failed policy of bi-partisanship. Obama did. Memo to Obama- There is no such thing as a post partisan world- its all about ideology and partisanship. The Republicans know how to play this game and the Democrats do not. Given that under our god awful two party system we will never elect a real progressive if we have to have a centrist Democtrat be it Carter Clinton or Obama the older I get the more I believe that just as importatnt as where a candidate stands on the issues is how mentally tough and willing to mix it up he/she is. On this issue Obama is the worst possible candidate the Democrats could have put up.
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The GOP on the other hand is content to destroy the country.
Given the choice between a flawed progressive and the GOP, I take the flawed progressive every time.
Zander- I like your blog. This is not a personal attack. However the issue is not a flawed progressive versus a Republican. I like you would prefer a "flawed progressive". I would prefer a centrist nonprogressive Democrat over the current Republican Party for that matter. Two problems arise however. One is that that is a low bar if the idea is that any Democrat is better than a Republican and the second issue is what makes people think Obama is a "flawed progressive" as opposed to a centrist Democrat in the mold of Biden or Hillary? These are his choices to run these departments. No one put a gun to his head. The "bad bank" proposal that has you and me upset is being proposed by a member of the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION! Geithner is not speaking without the support of Obama.
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