Jesus fucking christ, Twitter has been so hot and hateful today I just had to check out. Ima write this quick post, then I'm escaping into my Droid 2 apps.
We're about a hair's width away from total ruin, and if WE (as in "YES WE CAN") can't keep it together then were are without a doubt, unequivocally, undeniably fucked in the ass without permission (the word permission "inserted" because some, check that, a lot of people like getting fucked in the ass and give others permission to do so--I'm talking about you, @ScubaSteve36).
"President Obama is a pussy." "President Obama isn't tough with the GOP." "We need to primary his ass outa the White House in 2012." "It's all or none." "If we can't have everything, we don't want anything. Some of it isn't good enough." "You liberals who agree with what he said today are pussies."
PRESIDENT OBAMA HASN'T FIXED ALL THIS MOTHERFUCKING MESS IN 23 MONTHS AND HIS TIME IS UP, HE SHOULD HAVE FIXED EVERYTHING BY NOW AND ACHIEVED EVERY FUCKING THING HE TALKED ABOUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WHERE'S THE HOPE, WHERE'S THE CHANGE, WHERE'S "CANDIDATE" OBAMA, WHERE'S THE TRANSPARENCY, WHERE'S THE PUBLIC OPTION, WHY HAVEN'T BUSH/CHENEY/ROVE/RUMSFELD BEEN PROSECUTED. BLAH-FUCKING-BLAH-BLAH.
We are engaged in a fierce ideological war with the privileged class and the religious zealots. They are more than worthy adversaries, unfortunately. If we, as progressive liberals (to varying degrees), can't stick together and support each other it's all over but the crying. IT'S ALL FUCKING OVER IF WE, WITHIN OUR OWN RANKS, CAN'T FUCKING AGREE TO DISAGREE ON SOME OF THE FINER ASPECTS OF OUR IDEOLOGY AND LEARN WHAT CONSENSUS AND COMPROMISE REALLY MEAN.
Why do you think the conservatives keep chalking up marks in the win column? They stick together. They compromise and reach consensus for their greater good. You know they are loving every single fucking minute of our infighting. It's exactly what they want.
Conservatives have no intention of working with President Obama. None at all. He will stick to his ideals and continue to try to work with them because he believes the ultimate result will be of benefit. Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong. But he sticks to his principles as much as can any politician in the cesspool that is Washington, D.C. AND THAT'S WHY WE FUCKING ELECTED HIM.
Then-Senator Obama inspired us in 2008. He made US feel like we mattered. He actually made us smile, made us feel hopeful. We were joyful and we rejoiced. We have to hang onto that. Neither he nor we knew how bad the shit was gonna hit the fan. Bush, et al, did their jobs well. They nailed what may be the last nail in the coffin of democracy and freedom from tyranny.
I am saddened that I have not been able to enjoy President Obama's presidency. I'm not happy about the continued clusterfuck over DADT. I despise Tim Geithner and can't for the life of me understand why President Obama made him Treasury Secretary. I don't understand why President Obama keeps Ben Bernanke on as chair of the fed. Hell, I don't even know why the fuck we need the fed!! We DON'T need the fed. Hillary has been anything but a decent mensch. And don't get me started on Pelosi and Reid. They seemed more like deer in the headlights that effective leaders.
REMEMBER THE SUPERMAJORITY? HOW EXCITED WE ALL WERE ABOUT IT? MAN, WE ARE REALLY GONNA GET SOME SHIT DONE NOW! AND HOW DID THAT TURN OUT? DID THE DEMS IN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE PULL THEIR WEIGHT?! NOOOOOOOOOOOO...!
But we have to work within the system. And so does President Obama, unfortunately. How sad it is that so many rejoice in his abrupt collision with reality, and prattle on about his failures to deliver.
Our last best hope is sticking together, even if we have to concede to each other on some things.