Numb and Dumb

This morning on CBS there was a poll of sorts, wherein a room full of people expressed their hopelessness over the decline of the middle class and the disparity in wealth caused by the greed of the wealthiest members of our society. When asked who they blamed they said they blamed both Wall Street and Washington. The person taking this poll was appalled when they said their children would not have it as good as they did and that they would gladly leave this country for good if another country offered more opportunity. I can understand their frustration but there is someone else these people should also blame. They should also blame themselves for becoming so numb and inattentive that they no longer have anything intelligent to say about what we should do. They complain about Washington being dysfunctional, yet they refuse to punish the Republican Party for creating the gridlock.

There is no middle ground here. It is not both parties behaving irresponsibly. It is not the Democratic Party that shut down our government and threatened to cause us to default on our debts; nor is it the Democratic Party that is threatening to do it again. It is not the Democratic Party opposing the policies and measures both parties have traditionally used to get a sluggish economy moving again. It is not the Democratic Party that is trying to destroy the minimum wage, all assistance for low income workers, public education, medicare, social security, and the Affordable Care Act. It is not the Democratic Party that opposes changing the tax code to prevent large corporations from avoiding taxes by moving their headquarters overseas and to prevent corporations from seeking the absurd tax advantages they now receive for exporting our jobs. It is the Republican Party that is is doing those terrible things to this country, and they are quite open about it. All you have to do is listen to what they are really saying.

Where are the tough American people I thought I knew. Where are the brave workers who organized and fought to provide labor with a fair share of the wealth of this nation and thereby created the greatest market economy the world has ever known. Those Americans would not fall for this bullshit about there being no hope. Instead, they would stand up and fight like hell. Look, there is no doubt that the power of money is too pervasive and has too great of an influence on both political parties, but there is still a huge difference between those parties. You do not win wars by giving up or by being unrealistic, but you have to pick your battles. The Republican party is hurting you and this country far more than the Democrats are. So the first step in getting our country moving again is to kick the Republicans in the groin and throw them out in the snow. Hand them the worst defeat in their history. Make them beg to be let back into the house. Send a message to the fat cats that votes still count and that they cannot buy large enough wings to keep the bullshit flying.

These mid-term elections are vitally important. We, the People, must take back the states given to Republican extremists during the last mid-terms, not just for the sake of the people in those states but for the sake of this nation. If the Democrats regain control of those states they can undo the Gerrymandering that has given so many destructive tea party twits their seats in congress. We must also vote for Democrats to keep the Republicans from regaining control of the U.S. Senate. If the Republicans gain control of the Senate, they will set the terrible precedent of impeaching and removing from office a sitting President on grounds so spurious that no election will ever be considered final again. The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, has already said he would shut down the government again to prevent President Obama doing anything President Obama thinks we need to do.

So stop crying and get to the polls. Kick some butt with your vote. You have to get involved. Reform will not happen without your support. Use these elections as the first shot in a war to get this country moving in the right direction again. We need to overturn Citizens United and impeach the blatantly unethical Supreme Injustices, Thomas and Scalia. Believe me the charges that should be brought against those injustices are far from spurious. We also need to press for a progressive agenda that will reward initiative and hard work. The choice is yours! Sitting at home and wringing your hands is almost as bad as voting for the toadies who have no conscience about what they do to further the interests of the people reaming you! Only the little people pay taxes, you know.