Pissing In The Liberal Punchbowl -- Again (Joe Bageant)

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-- The Democratic conga line in the American House of Lords

By Joe Bageant -- World News Trust

Saw the talking heads today, speaking the priestly tongue. Saw them nodding seriously, using words like 'gravitas' and a few others that originated in the bosom of Americana. Heard one of the newly elected basically state that things would be business as usual, don't expect a lot of changes. Rather scornfully and testily the idea of impeaching W was dismissed. Well, why the hell not? No answer, just the satisfied, mildly contemptuous smile. Oh, yes, and there'll be a lot of 'bipartisan' things going on. --Key Bugle, Internet denizen, retired army seargent

Nov. 12, 2006 -- Democrats are dancing around the head of Donald Rumsfeld like a scene from Lord of the Flies, heating up the tar buckets and plucking the goose in eager, nay, wild, anticipation. Personally, I love the smell of tar and feathers in the morning and am quite willing to march on the White House as we speak. I like revenge as well as the next guy. But I also consider myself a compassionate man, one perfectly willing to let Bush's cabinet choose whether they wanna play the mommy or the daddy in the Big House, then move on to the real problems, such as the fact that a gallon of Old Grandad is nearly 50 bucks here in Virginia, or the fact that we are still a nation of people, half of whom were happy to elect a bunch of war criminals -- TWICE! -- and still are.

Ah, but lo and beshit, the Democrats have rescued us. If you can call running around like chickens with their heads up their asses while the Republicans did what they always do -- get caught stealing the national silverware, while bombing the hell out of some miserable piece of dirt as a distraction, thereby self-destructing in 12 years as usual, but getting obscenely rich in the process.

Pardon my cynicism, but the view is pretty damned sorry from here in the cheap seats. From down here it looks like every Yankee liberal north of Virginia seems convinced they are now shitting in such tall cotton, that all they need do from here on out is foist Hillary Clinton on the many poor miserable bastards unfortunate enough to be called heartland Democrats because we don't have the balls to become heavily armed libertarians. Nominating Hillary might just drive us to it.

Meanwhile, we watch the only woman who can give the ambitious Hillary a run for the money when it comes to "the sneer behind the smile," Nancy Pelosi. (Sorry Nancy, I used to get hot in unmentionable body areas when you stepped in front of the cameras, before I saw your financial reports and the shiv in your stockings. Now, call me a chauvinist, but somehow, you come off much the same as Condi Rice and Hillary.) Then it's on to the main act, in which we watch Honey Boy Obama "pass" in elite liberal society as a goddamned negro, for christ sake! Will wretched wonders never end?

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1. Thanks for posting. Gotta say it's a stupid essay.

Full of the same corrosive macho bullshit cynicism that helped land us in this spot as a nation in the first place.

That guy seems addicted to his own tough talk, which crowds out any hope of subtlety or coherent analysis.

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5. JoeBageant.com

Joe welcomes responses at JoeBageant.com

You'll also find some of his other work, which is well worth reading.

I've edited several of Joe's essays for WorldNewsTrust.com. He's far and away the most talented writer on the site, and one of the most talented writers I've ever had the pleasure to work with.

Do I agree with him on everything? No way. I never thought Pelosi was particularly hot, and I keep faaaarrr away from 7-11 hotdogs.

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8. Sorry I Missed Your Comment

cheers

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9. What I had posted was assholish and without basis,

as I realized after posting. And I didn't want to return to that mode of posting, so I edited the post.

Look forward to more of your posts.

[Liberal Dose]

2. Poppycock

A shiv in one's stockings would make them run. :7

[Clark2008]

6. Not if it was sheathed...

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3. Interesting insight into some non-voters' attitudes.

The underlying message in this guy's article is that nothing of any consequence can be accomplished because both parties, at bottom, are basically the same. Both are supposedly totally controlled by corporate money and both are more concerned with maintaining power than addressing obvious national problems. Maybe he should have voted for Nader. For him, Republicans are mafiosi and Democrats are sissies.

Guys like the author of this piece are a dime a dozen. You can hear them bloviate at any family reunion or tailgate party. They always have it both ways and, as a result, are never wrong.

Republicans are all greedy fascists toeing the corporate line. Democrats are quiche-eating pinheads with no clue about the wants and needs of "real Americans". Accordingly, in this guy's view, whatever either party attempts politically will either fail or be wrong. For example,if the Dems choose to investigate, Americans will be "entertained" for a while, but our national problems will be ignored. If we attempt to address our real problems -- peak oil, global warming, egregious wealth disparities, racism, sexism, corporatism -- we'll fail because Dems are wusses, the problems are too endemic and Americans themselves lack the national will.

The fact of the matter is this man is wrong.

We CAN address pressing national problems. We've done it in the past and we can do it again. Moreover, if we do it in the right way, we can also get re-elected.

We'll find out if this blowhard is right over the next couple of years. Right now we have an opportunity to take a crack at righting some serious wrongs. Let's get to it. The Republicans had their chance and failed. If we fail, my guess is that the problems this country (and the world) faces will become so massive and and so apparently in need of solution that everyone will understand it and a third party (probably Progressive)will rise up from the grass roots to address them.

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4. Four days after the election and this bullshit is all over the place. nt