May I point out that Democrats in the last 14 months in control of Congress haven't done *A DAMN THING* about *any* of those complaints on your list? At any time they could have blocked funding for the war, sunsetted the Patriot Act and numerous other nasty unconstitutional spying provisions, or forced a showdown with the President by simply blocking the budget until he came to the table. But in every single instance where they had a chance to take a stand, they have caved like John Henry on crystal meth.
Spineless weasels don't help anything. At this point we need someone willing to stand up and sweep the floor clean of the last 8 years of totalitarian rule. The Democrats simply don't have the balls for the job.
Well, it takes time for the folks at the "Web Standards Project" to think of new ways to fuck up Internet Explorer while still working with more geek-fashionable browsers.
I finally got to where I just refused to install Quicktime on my Win-PC (even after I had actually bought it). It got so intrusive and started taking up so much overhead, I finally just installed Quicktime Alternative and started avoiding h264 files as much as possible.
That was a bi-partisan bill which Republicans happily supported because it hurt the Democrats most (now that they are in charge). I'm not going to give them a marksmanship trophy for shooting themselves in the foot.
The Green Party strikes me as a bunch of tree-hugging, feminist, politically-correct hippies. Being a civil libertarian means I hate political-correctness every bit as much as religious fundamentalism. Whether it's a bible-thumper sticking the Ten Commandments up in my kid's school, some Muslim telling me I can't publish a cartoon with Mohammad in it, or a feminist accusing me of a hate crime for calling her a "girl" instead of a "woman," I want none of it.
Again, there is just no party for my kind. Sadly, the only politicians who have come even close to my positions were both in the movie "Predator" and will never be President. So unless Carl Weathers is planning a presidential run, it's safe to say my voice will never be represented.
Yep, and Republicans will do the cleanup and take full credit for cleaning up the Democrats mess (because they will find a way to blame it on the Democrats). Meanwhile, the Democrats will be sitting on the sidelines as always, grumbling about winning "someday."
Her bio reads like it should have "Psycho Bitch" as the header instead of her name. Seriously, if Jimmy Whales dated this broad, I'd say it was punishment enough.
And it's just that sort of attitude that allows a disciplined Republican party to wipe the floor with Democrats time and time again--and to trounce all over them in Congress even when they do win. A fractured Democratic party will never accomplish ANYTHING--zero, zilch, nada. All the sideline philosophy in the world won't help you when you never get to play ball.
The "Well, the Republicans have made a mess of things. Best to force one of their own clean it up." attitude is like the "I would buy a computer now, but I hear there's something new around the corner." attitude. It results in an endless cycle of doing nothing and achieving nothing.
In 2012, Democrats will either be saying "Wow, McCain really fucked this up. Let's force another Republican to clean up his mess" or "Wow, McCain really cleaned up Bush's mess. He's unbeatable. We'd better sit this one out and wait for next time." What they WON'T be doing is winning or accomplishing anything.
Republican disipline didn't get *US* anything. But it got *THEM* quite a bit. They've basically either been in direct charge or been able to bully their way into being in indirect charge (thanks to weak and undisciplined Democratic opposition) of the United States for almost 40 years now--since 1969 (with only 1977-1981 and 1993-1995 as exceptions).
There is nothing wrong with it until you start wanting to use MY taxpayer dollars (and my kids', grandkids' and great-grandkids' tax dollars too) to fund your bullshit wars, your "intelligent design" bible-thumping crap in public schools, and your voodoo economic theories.
Sadly, yes they are. And that "land of the free" crap was always hyperbole. The line was written when slavery was still legal and widespread here, for Christ's sake!
I would go for it myself, but last Father's day I apparently won the "World's Greatest Dad" competition (you would think that such a prestigious award would get you more than a coffee cup). And so I don't want to push my luck seeking another victory so soon.
Never underestimate the ability of the Democratic party to lose even them most winnable election. They're so bad at this point that, even when they win, they STILL somehow lose (i.e. 2006--and not a SINGLE promise they made actually delivered on).
There just is no place for guys like me in the political process anymore. I'm a civil-libertarian, social-liberal, fiscal-conservative, non-bible-thumper with no place to call my own. Every election I'm forced to choose between a bunch of spineless, undisciplined losers and a bunch of bible-thumping, war-mongering demagogues.
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Spineless weasels don't help anything. At this point we need someone willing to stand up and sweep the floor clean of the last 8 years of totalitarian rule. The Democrats simply don't have the balls for the job.
Does anyone else smell a "Snakes on a Plane" sequel?
Well, it takes time for the folks at the "Web Standards Project" to think of new ways to fuck up Internet Explorer while still working with more geek-fashionable browsers.
I finally got to where I just refused to install Quicktime on my Win-PC (even after I had actually bought it). It got so intrusive and started taking up so much overhead, I finally just installed Quicktime Alternative and started avoiding h264 files as much as possible.
Yes, but it's such *good looking* shit.
I guess that explains why they went with AT&T.
All my pages say are "Computer screen," over and over.
Civil-libertarian, social-liberal. And, yes, if can be done because this man did it (and he probably would have made a great President).
Democrats could find a way to lose in a runoff against Adolf Hitler for a seat in the Knesset.
That was a no-brainer. Even the Republicans were calling for that (even before the 2006 election).
That was a bi-partisan bill which Republicans happily supported because it hurt the Democrats most (now that they are in charge). I'm not going to give them a marksmanship trophy for shooting themselves in the foot.
Again, there is just no party for my kind. Sadly, the only politicians who have come even close to my positions were both in the movie "Predator" and will never be President. So unless Carl Weathers is planning a presidential run, it's safe to say my voice will never be represented.
Yep, and Republicans will do the cleanup and take full credit for cleaning up the Democrats mess (because they will find a way to blame it on the Democrats). Meanwhile, the Democrats will be sitting on the sidelines as always, grumbling about winning "someday."
Her bio reads like it should have "Psycho Bitch" as the header instead of her name. Seriously, if Jimmy Whales dated this broad, I'd say it was punishment enough.
And it's just that sort of attitude that allows a disciplined Republican party to wipe the floor with Democrats time and time again--and to trounce all over them in Congress even when they do win. A fractured Democratic party will never accomplish ANYTHING--zero, zilch, nada. All the sideline philosophy in the world won't help you when you never get to play ball.
In 2012, Democrats will either be saying "Wow, McCain really fucked this up. Let's force another Republican to clean up his mess" or "Wow, McCain really cleaned up Bush's mess. He's unbeatable. We'd better sit this one out and wait for next time." What they WON'T be doing is winning or accomplishing anything.
Republican disipline didn't get *US* anything. But it got *THEM* quite a bit. They've basically either been in direct charge or been able to bully their way into being in indirect charge (thanks to weak and undisciplined Democratic opposition) of the United States for almost 40 years now--since 1969 (with only 1977-1981 and 1993-1995 as exceptions).
You haven't been paying much attention to him since 2000, have you?
There is nothing wrong with it until you start wanting to use MY taxpayer dollars (and my kids', grandkids' and great-grandkids' tax dollars too) to fund your bullshit wars, your "intelligent design" bible-thumping crap in public schools, and your voodoo economic theories.
Sorry about the avalanche. I accidentally started the reactor. It was just so tempting to put my hand in the alien handprint.
Sadly, yes they are. And that "land of the free" crap was always hyperbole. The line was written when slavery was still legal and widespread here, for Christ's sake!
I would go for it myself, but last Father's day I apparently won the "World's Greatest Dad" competition (you would think that such a prestigious award would get you more than a coffee cup). And so I don't want to push my luck seeking another victory so soon.
We could put it right outside the state capital of Alabama, next to the ten commandments and confederate flag memorials.
We fuck up more before 8 a.m than most people fuck up all day.
Never underestimate the ability of the Democratic party to lose even them most winnable election. They're so bad at this point that, even when they win, they STILL somehow lose (i.e. 2006--and not a SINGLE promise they made actually delivered on). There just is no place for guys like me in the political process anymore. I'm a civil-libertarian, social-liberal, fiscal-conservative, non-bible-thumper with no place to call my own. Every election I'm forced to choose between a bunch of spineless, undisciplined losers and a bunch of bible-thumping, war-mongering demagogues.