Democrats are Going to Lose

I keep hearing it. From the democrats, from the republicans, from Faux news, The Daily Show and Real Time With Bill Maher.

Why? Why are the democrats going to lose?

Personally, I think that they stand a pretty good chance, especially in areas where crazies are on the republican ticket, like Delaware. I think that sane republican voters are either going to have to go democrat or go home.

And I'm not saying this out of any great love of the democrats. They've proven over the last two years what craven pussies they are when it comes to pushing their agenda. And the way that they're backing away from the few good things that they've managed to do over the last two years in order to pander to crazy voters really bothers me.

But.

Because Americans are so brainwashed into thinking that they have let a political party do their thinking for them, the so-called "third party movement" (there are really about a hundred political parties in the US) is, at the moment, dead in the water. So really, as much as I hate to say it, it really does come down to a "lesser of two evils" situation.

But you've really gotta admire the audacity of what the fuck that the republicans are pulling. With ad campaigns like "What? You guys haven't managed to fix in less than two years what it took us six to eight years to fuck up? Let us back in. After all, we broke it… who know better how to fix it?" Hand to God, America, if you put these pinheads back in office, I'm losing what little faith I have in you.

I'm going to the polls Tuesday and, as much as it pains me to admit it, simply voting a straight democratic ticket. I hate to do that, but the republicans have lost their way so badly that I feel I have no other choice. The dems at least TALK a good liberal game, even if they are unable or unwilling to back it up. Not one democrat out there is talking about legalizing pot, legalizing gay marriage, aggressively going after "don't ask, don't tell", or strengthening women's abortion rights.

Oh, and on another note. About the deficit. It has gone up a trillion dollars per year since 2003 roughly. Guess what? Next year it's expected to go up about another trillion dollars. You know why? BECAUSE ONCE YOU START A BOULDER ROLLING, IT'S HARD TO STOP, LET ALONE REVERSE. If we had president Sarah Palin and every seat in both chambers filled with wig-wearing tea party crazies, it would STILL go up about a trillion dollars next year. IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO CHANGE IT! And I hate to get on the bandwagon of "anyone who doesn't support Obama is a racist", but why else are you guys suddenly pissed about this when it's been going on for eight years? The only other reason that I can think of is because he's a democrat and honestly… I'd prefer to think that you're racist. At least THAT requires some individual thought.

Peace.

Rev. Randal