Dem On Dem Crime

Here we are at the onset of perhaps the worst times we’ve ever been through as a country, at least most of us still alive, and all I can do is gaze in stunned silence as the Dems prove once again why they suck at politics, though simultaneously validating my reasons for thinking they suck, as well as my non-membership in their Political Stupid Club.

Oh, I’ll vote for them, but that’s out of pure survival instinct, and nothing more. Well, that, and right now in our history they seem a bit more reality based. It’s odd they don’t consider politics+media “reality.”

The Burris thing is so epically fucked up it is beyond stupid and well down the parody path. I got yer taint right here, morons. And you, Mr. Burris, you self-promoting testament to the problems with affirmative action, are not exactly polishing your knob, except in the vernacular of my youth.

And is Harry Reid politically retarded, or a closet Republican, or both?

DiFi crying like a little schoolgirl about Panetta is particularly rich. Yo, Diane! We know where your husband makes his money! We know what a fine job you did with the intelligence presented you on Iraq!

Shut. Up. Please, Senator Feinstein.

It’s a fucking miracle, and testament to Bush the Lesser’s abject and total failure, that the Dems won anything.

What an embarrassment. And what a great example of, “why Americans hate politicians.”

 

Well, At Least I Know How Blagojevich…

…became a Governor.

He’s obviously a little (or maybe a lot) smarter than you average Dem professional pol. When it comes to winning, not being a decent person. We all know the two are not mutually exclusive.

The Dems are going to lose this one in Court. Which is just plain fucking stupid on the Dems, including Obama’s part.

Yeah, another mistake I’ve seen Obama make, political-acumen wise. But I predict it will wind up with his “bitter gun owners and Bible thumpers” remark in terms of substance. Unless they cock it up worse than they already have, like having Burris arrested and tasered or something media-equivalent for showing up for his legal appointment.

Trust me, Burris will vote with Obama.

Beware The Man, even if The Man is ostensibly on your side. My FSM, the Dems are bad politicians. If it weren’t for those pesky facts, unwinnable wars, bailouts for the rich, stupid, and corrupt, a horrible economy and world standing, they’d be Republicans. Goddamn, I’m starting to think Harry Reid is functionally retarded, or knows someone important has compromising pictures of him.

Why can’t the Dems be as tough on Republicans as they are on each other? Inquiring minds want to know. Teh Stoopid is epic.

Obama should have stayed out of it. And I’ll bet he’s figured that out by now.

Update: Burris is no genius, in fact, he’s a bit of an anachronism in the Great Racial Debate. Shorter, faster: “A basically honest, reasonably intelligent Negro!” Said his not insane cracker peers. Burris is 71. Context is important. There was a period of time in this country where any sane politician understood racial politics was…uh…a bit one sided, formal representation-wise.

But Roland is not without heart and conscience. Ego he has tons of, but so what. All successful people in every profession have confidence and ego. (Which is not to say ego is paramount, only that ego is a necessarily small and but critical component of one’s own definition of success.)

I hope this all goes down as the #1 Stoopid of Obama’s first eight years, because everyone loves him so much we unanimously and quickly rescind Amendment #22, because we’re the #1 exporter of green energy manufactured mechanical and electronic genius-goods, we’ve virtually eliminated our fellow citizens’ lack of health care, we have a ton of objectively better mass transportation and our schools are suddenly, while still too soon to get near the top of the pile, way better than our schools were.

(Yes, the morons will claim the stats are cooked by “liberal” ideas like science and math, but we’ll collectively–politically–all feel a bit better and prouder, and the GOP is further seen as WTF.)

Then, I win the lottery, get the girl of my dreams, find the Fountain of Youth; it turns out my metabolism freakishly–but with no apparent adverse side-effects-naturally produces Viagra, while all living creatures except insects and me can communicate on a rational and intellectual level.

Dogs can actually do whatever I tell them, and even argue with me if they don’t like my ideas.

And so on.

Obama’s honeymoon is far from over. Stupid mistakes like Blago’s appt., like it or not, largely due to Media Man, cannot be afforded.

The good news is that we all love us good intentions, and good speeches. When they come together, there is Hope.

 

Roland Burris Is Getting Screwed

I live near Chicago, and there are a few things that need to be noted here.

One, probably the most important, is that Burris has gotten through a career in IL politics pretty darned clean and that’s no small feat.

Two, he is not Rod Blagojevich, who may in fact be using Burris as a tool, but doesn’t anyone consider the idea that Burris might think Burris would be a good sensible public servant, you know, like he always has been?

Three, why would he, or you, say “no?” Particularly if your conscience was clean? To me, that’s a strong man who can do that.

The optics are obviously bad. But the optics for “Mission Accomplished” with Commander Codpiece were great.

I didn’t vote for Blagojevich. And I’m proud of it. But I’m not going to lay Rod on Roland, anymore than I would expect other people to lay on me the morality and judgment of one of my professional colleagues.

Yet another silly media construction, this one enabled by the “liberal” blogs, and Rachel Maddow, and on and on. The folks who empathize with people, and put themselves in the person’s economic or sexual shoes and understands their pain. And are immune to cheering on the conventional political wisdom. *yawn*

I wasn’t picking on Steve, Hilzoy, Rachel or anyone else, either, not in the least because I agree with most of these folks a wildly high percentage of the time and think are really, really, smart, nice people besides being terrific writers. It’s just that the shit Roland had to put up with was widespread on the left side of the ‘sphere (even among good contrarians, like John Cole), and you know what?

Methinks these people are not doing a good job of putting themselves in Burris’ shoes.

And I watched the press conference and Steve is right on. It was a circus. Press conferences are often circuses, this one almost a sure bet given the prologue and announcement, and, like any large media droolathon, are not subject to any individual’s substantive control. (Pssstt…the media actually LOVES this kind of thing!)

Finally, $14K over 4-5 years? Sounds about like “legal contribution limit” to me, and Roland, above all in his career, has been a good party guy to the end. There is simply no serious evidence that he’s any more corrupt than most pretty straight, clean, and moral people.

Poor guy. I don’t think he’s the greatest choice ever, but he’s a friggin’ light-year or two ahead of most other choices, and farther away from your average, oh, Oklahoma Senator.

Update: Shorter: I understand Blago’s offer, and I understand Burris’ acceptance. Motive, in this case, actually can be mutually exclusive. And both are entirely understandable, and neither are automatically evil, stupid, or criminal. Democrats sure do good opposition when it is against Democrats.