Anyways, I've had to deal with a bundle of shit lately and my head is slowly coming back down from everything. I would totally share you the lessons learned from the experience, but I don't want to get frustrated by it all again. So, that topic is out of the mix... I could go on about work, but I mean, who really cares? Customers are still stupid and greedy, but I mean, I think they just throw that in the "That's Life" category. So, that topic is also out... What to run my mouth off about? Love? Life? Friendships? Work? Bitchy bitches bitching? Aliens! Nah, let's talk about politics...
No, really, I was serious...
I've been meaning to talk about something like this, but I never really knew how to approach this. I feel like a lot of people in my age group just don't really care about politics. I personally feel it's good to stay on top of these things and have some sort of opinion. Now, I might not always agree with what my peers believe in, but they still went out there and gathered some type of information regarding politics. It's not the easiest of things to follow and I'll admit that at times, I have to walk away from it all.
The one thing I hate is getting into debates. I'll admit, I'm in the Libertarian spectrum, and I almost agree with no one. My issue is when I walk into something where I'm neck and neck with someone who's far left and they go off about whatever and they start spitting at me because there mouth is running a mile a minute and yeah, it just gets messy. Anyways, really? Like, I get it, I do it too, at times, but you're not going to persuade me from how I feel about how the government should be run. It's like a Born Again Christian trying to convert an Orthodox Jew... Good-fucking-luck. People post crummy liberal crap on facebook all the time. You know those Obama Savior shit, they drive me up a fucking wall and the only way I can feel content with all of it is by trolling back with some outlandish right wing propaganda thing that even I know is silly and loopy. But I do it because, it just shows the ignorance of some people.
It's shit like this photo that get's me fired up. That's fucking fantastic. I'm totally going to ignore the fact that the unemployment rate is still around 8%. But you know, he created jobs... must be totally legit.Don't worry, it's not all rainbows and butterflies with the Republicans. They piss me off too. Why? Well, hey, let's be apart of the solution in getting America back on track by voting down ever single fucking liberal finger printed bill that comes up to the floor and then, not counter it with something better. Let's be counter-fucking-productive.
The following is from the editorial 545, by Charlie Reese. Now you don't have to read it all, but at least skim the beginning and the end. You might even have a little fire in ya
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they want them in Iraq and Afghanistan. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, it doesn't matter if there an (R) next to their name or a (D). What matters is what's write for this country. It annoys me that when people vote, they vote for a person because someone told them to, or their parents did or something silly. They vote for the "oppressor" because the opposing VP candidate is pro-life and doesn't believe in Gay institutions. Well, yeah, I disagree with that too, but let's at this realistically, is that going to get the economy back on track? Oh, and is the VP candidate going to have the final say in the "checks and balanced," democratic government? No, ain't no way that ever happens. And to the people who say that we have no liberties and freedoms, what rights did you get taken away since Obama's been in office? They look about the same as before. In fact, a lot of time, we are giving up the right to do a lot of things on our own accord. Public officials know your dumb enough not to read fine print. Who the hell knows what's actually in there. And who know's what rights you've waived in the privacy policies, or speeding tickets, etc... You have no right, because you allowed it to happen.
Come November, someone will be elected president for the next 4 years. Think long and hard about what the most important issues are and then decide who fits you're beliefs. Don't vote because polls are dictation someone to win or because you don't like the other guy. You can put any name down on the ballot. After all, it's a government for the people, by the people.
