Zonkerbl wrote:popper wrote:Zonk - Why do you and Hands constantly associate corruption and evil with one political party? Only an idiot would believe such nonsense. Are you unaware that corruption is non-partisan and both parties and all individuals of the human race are capable. I don't mean to sound so harsh but sometimes I get the feeling that you and Hands are paid shills of the Democratic Party.
Hey, now, don't put words in my mouth. I accuse, and have consistently accused, the Tea Partiers in the Republican Party, of criminal stupidity, no more, no less. I do not apologize for that or my consistency in doing so. What they did was monumentally, criminally stupid, unless they really understood what they were doing, in which case it was terrorism. As someone who generally supports the Republicans economic agenda, I am really, really offended by this -- someone representing the party of smart economics doing something this stupid. Makes me mad.
And if you've been paying attention to my posts in this thread, generally I find the Republicans guilty of hypocrisy, because their business model requires them to be so, and I find the Democrats incompetent, because that is their model.
You're right, I should be complaining more loudly about the Democrats inability to get their crap together and pass climate change legislation, gun control, and legalize marijuana. Republicans have succeeded in steering the conversation exclusively into their court, another sign of Democrat incompetence, them being in charge and all.
That pretty much nails it.
I give Obama some credit for patience though. Eventually things get down. Given what he was up against, he would have pretty much had to act like a dictator if he was going to force things through. I wouldn't want to play him in chess.
But the Dems in general. They are like herding cats. They historically are the opposite of what Pops labeled them while the Bush/Channey regime were the masters at it.
