Republican Party

     The Republican Party is the only political machine left.  They protect the wealth and power of the upper and upper-middle classes.  They don’t concern themselves with issues of national importance unless there are votes involved and it is election year.  You can’t really blame them though.  They don’t know any other life.  They probably even think that by protecting the wealthy and furthering the interests of business before those of the society as a whole they are doing what’s best for the nation.  They are still stuck at that point in history where political participation was for those who were “competent” enough to make those kinds of decisions.  They have think tanks to make those decisions and defend their actions.  No one in the administration has any power, they just relay to the public a pre-determined formula.  What they say in interviews and briefs is consistent with the goals of the party as a whole and if they are questioned or attacked they resort to either not being aware of the specifics or use one of several phrases that every average American has to agree with.  Those who don’t agree that the Patriot Act is helping defend our freedom don’t really have a way to confront this machine and if they ever do the issue is quickly deflected to some other issue that their uninformed, uneducated, outraged at the simple fact that someone would disagree constituency will agree with and then the blemish disappears.  They have taken full advantage of the fact that politics today operate on a day-to-day basis.  Issues are discussed to death in a week and issues that are more complicated are avoided as too divisive.  The battle between these two parties apparently has reached a stalemate and can only be decided by which party lied more today or which politician couldn’t say his words right.  All of the people who vote republican have been brainwashed by their outrageous claim that they have been granted legitimacy by god.  They are the Tories, they are the oppressors, and they are the very people we were trying to escape 230 years ago.  If you are not going to learn enough about politics to vote for our country rather than voting to try to establish a majority in the Senate or House, don’t vote.  Partisanship is the curse of American politics.

Alito

In response to Alito’s apparent confirmation many Democrats in congress have said that Bush has established a lasting imprint on the judiciary.  This is how Republicans operate, Bush is hardly more than a spokesman for the most powerful people in this country and his policies and actions reflect an agenda to protect that power.  I find it hard to believe that at a time of such partisanship if Democrats were in the opposite position they would not be doing the same thing.  This partisan attitude is a significant liability to taxpayers.  Were there a more open attitude towards the other side this would not seem like a tragedy, but rather a logical consequence of running a disgustingly ineffective campaign.  Democrats can bicker about this issue and they can cry, but they are not going to see results until they take a firm stance to protect liberal values and work WITH Republicans to get some sort of agenda accomplished.  Right now they are either idly watching Republicans or actively whining about the outcome of the last two political elections.  Nowhere do you hear about progressive bills or trying to steer the country themselves.  They are like a backseat driver, criticizing Republicans for making mistakes that they themselves have no power to change.  At least by promoting a consistent agenda they could attain offensive chances, right now they are clearly on the defensive.  They are reacting to every Republican twitch instead of ignoring them and furthering their own goals.  It probably seems like a futile attempt to propose legislation that you are well aware will be shot down, but consider the fact that voting records are easily accessible and that Democrats should attack Republicans for being Republicans, just as Democrats have come under fire for being Liberal.  The Republican web of rhetoric is very intricate and thick, but it is not impenetrable.

Second Try

This blog started because I couldn’t sleep and wanted to do something productive for once… that being said I left it alone for a long time.  Today I decided I should start posting daily or at least weekly, not only because I have a lot to say but because I think it will help me clear up a lot of my opinions on what is and what should be happening.  The government that has been established in this country is to me the same as the government we fought to start this country.  They liberally use terms like freedom and liberty defining them through rhetoric rather than through action.  They ignore logic and respond to dreams of ruling the world, building wealth, and retaining the power that was given to them.  The few politicians that earn that power oftentimes do amazing things, but they are few and far between.  There’s too much politics in Washington and not enough leadership.  The media has allowed politicians to run campaigns that have nothing to do with what people want.  They also seem to do a good job of making things important.  I don’t know when flashy news stories got popular, but I hope that with the rise of the internet people will begin to read several sources on a subject rather than accepting a 30 second blurb from CNN or Fox News.  If anyone ever reads this blog aside from me, at least think about the fact that the same government preaching freedom is taking it away.  There’s no paradox, just hypocrisy.