"You're just looking for something to piss about"

[bigtree]

Man, I was really feeling the election about a week ago. I was giddy and on air. I'm just feeling anxious and angry right now, though. To some, the result of that anxiety is me just stirring the pot unnecessarily. I sure it's just the inevitable awakening of my own weathered political defenses to continue to dig and criticize, even after our stellar victory.

I have a good amount of faith in our Democrats, from the President-elect on down . . . But, I'm anxious for a full-on fight against the republican party and membership who I regard as completely unprincipled and terminally unconcerned with anything outside of their own privileged preservation in power.

I'm waiting for the emerging Obama administration to start treating the republican party as the rival we all know them to be at the heart of any of their despicable, corporatist politics, and not as some 'gentleman's club' with whom we happen to disagree.

I'm expecting to be disappointed; not necessarily by the intentions of the Obama administration, but by the response of the thoroughly corrupted political system Obama has said he intends to play to with such care and comity.

I'm looking for the fight. I make no apologies for that, even if it threatens someone's sense of a 'honeymoon' for our new president. As Obama said in the campaign, they aren't going to relinquish power willingly. To me, there's no sense in just asking anyone to concede their political positions . . . especially not the dishonest republican class of legislators in place now.

But, I've been overruled on that point by the election, in a sense. Barack Obama is pledged to cooperate with the republicans to effect the changes he's promised to work for. But, I don't believe he can get there by just 'reaching out' to the obstructionists.

I could be wrong. But, I am still pissed. And, I'm not in any mood to listen to republican drivel presented as legitimate policy - even in the context of cooperation. Of course, I'll have to 'wait and see' what the new administration ultimately does . . . like the rest of us. I've never been good at just sitting around waiting for others to act or speak out, though . . .

[tavalon]

1. I hate to tell you this, but I don't think Obama is your man when it comes to revenge

I want revenge too but I don't think he's going to go there.

[bigtree]

2. I don't know where you read revenge in this

My aim is justice.

[bigtree]

3. lot of good it does venting here

I could have just as well kept it to myself than spend the time explaining myself to hundreds of blank stares.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

6. I just found this OP

hadn't seen it till now. I love your posts and I love this one too. I have been disgusted by the neocon agenda and how Rove led the Republican Party off the cliff.

I want justice too.

[bigtree]

7. I think that the degree that this new administration works to reverse the Bush 'legacy'

. . . will determine how much 'change' we'll actually have.

[old guy]

4. Late getting to the table here.

I agree with you. Actions must have consequences, good or bad. If the right wing is allowed to foist their failed ideology on society and walk away without consequences, it will only allow them to return some time in the future and do it all over again. I believe there is ample evidence these people committed crimes so they must be accountable for this. If this is revenge, I guess thats what I want. I, like you, prefer to call it justice.

[bigtree]

5. thanks for the holler

I'm unbelievably angry right now watching the Bush administration flaunt the slush fund Congress gave them to 'shore up' their Wall St. casino.

Damn crooks are still in place with free run of the money vault.

[Pastiche423]

8. I realize that you are not in the mood to listen to the's cons drivel

But you best get used to it. After all, Obama is begininng to fill up his admin w/republicon lite.