At any moment, I expect to be approached by a giant rabbit informing me that he is late for an important date. I have definitely gone "through the looking glass". The California Recall and the Valerie Plame affair have revealed the political landscape to be a strange place indeed.
We have Democrats screaming that a womanizer and groper cannot be Governor of a state. I could have sworn that these same Democrats had been saying since 1992, that questionable sexual behavior and old charges didn't matter and were simply distractions from the "real" issues of the day. The Los Angeles Times is outraged because Arnold is only an "actor" but Martin Sheen's attributes were apparent to all.
We have Republicans proclaiming joy that a pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-gun control, pro-cloning supporter of the principles of the Kyoto Treaty has been elected to be Governor of the largest state in the Union. Oh yeah, and this guy had more Kennedys on the podium during his victory speech than Republicans. This ride needs an off switch.
On top of it all, we have Congressional Democrats horrified that a possible covert agent of the CIA has been outed. "National security and foreign policy have been compromised", they scream. Of course, these same Democrats spent the better part of the last decade calling the CIA murderers and drug dealers and blaming secret operations for causing the drug problem in South Central Los Angeles. Democrats, in the 1970s, even tried to get rid of the Agency, claiming that it was a greater threat to world peace and stability than the Soviet Union. Republicans, on the other hand, apparently, regardless of whether a law was broken or not, have taken a cavalier attitude about the traditional secrecy of the Agency.
Yet, in spite of these total reversals of position. America is still divided. Politically, we have not been this divided since 1860. "Gotcha!" and "Getcha!" rule the day. Each side hates the other side without recognizing the positions that they must defend in order to do so. "Off with their heads" is the only order of business. I sure hope I wake up soon.
2 comments:
The democratic "ride" HAS no "off switch." It is run by HOT AIR. Something of which, unfortunately, they will NEVER run out of.
Martin Sheen only PLAYS a president on TV for ONE hour a week. He'd crap in his pants if he had to be the REAL POTUS.
As for the CIA "leak," since WHEN have the dems given a tinker's damn about national security?
As for the "off with the heads" analogy, the dems also offer: "RAISE THEIR TAXES!"
How easy it is for all of us to fall into this trap.Us vs.Them.As long as we think like you there is absosolutely no hope.The rulers of all countries have learned one thing to stay in office.Keep the populace stupid and keep them divided.Both party leadership work under the same roof,share the same health benifits,get pay raises together,feather their own beds and then try to make it seem like they are at each other's throats.This is entertainment for the masses of idiots like us.
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