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a moment of political anger
From Dino Rossi's concession speech, as reported on Slog:
"You’ve heard me say during this campaign that the problems we face are too big for one political party. They are, and I can say that with absolute certainty. It is my hope that the new House and Senate will address them seriously, responsibly, and in a bipartisan way. I hope the President and Senate Democrats will join the new House majority to face these problems head on rather than leaving them for the next Congress or the next generation."
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.
If the fucking Republicans had been willing in the past two years to address the problems we face in a serious, responsible, and bipartisan way, we wouldn't be in as much trouble as we still are. Instead they've done everything they can at every single turn to obstruct and prevent any action proposed by the president or the Democratic members of Congress to address the problems we face—even when the Democrats made concession after concession and the president bent over backwards to attempt productive dialogue with the Republicans—without making a single substantive counter-proposal of their own. But now, of course, now it's time for Congress to act in a bipartisan way, by which the Republicans mean doing exactly what they want, no compromises.
And for the record, the Democrats are hardly saints, and have many failings of their own. But they're not the ones who are obviously out to fuck over the people of America in every way possible, so long as it benefits their wealthy corporate overlords.
At least that jackass Rossi won't be in the Senate, furthering the ruin of our nation.
Facebook friends, be forewarned, it's highly unlikely I'm going to have the patience and time to discuss this in the comments on Facebook. Or even here on LiveJournal. If for no other reason than because this is an obviously emotional reaction to the elections and the political events of the past couple years, not a well-thought-out and nuanced political statement.
"You’ve heard me say during this campaign that the problems we face are too big for one political party. They are, and I can say that with absolute certainty. It is my hope that the new House and Senate will address them seriously, responsibly, and in a bipartisan way. I hope the President and Senate Democrats will join the new House majority to face these problems head on rather than leaving them for the next Congress or the next generation."
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.
If the fucking Republicans had been willing in the past two years to address the problems we face in a serious, responsible, and bipartisan way, we wouldn't be in as much trouble as we still are. Instead they've done everything they can at every single turn to obstruct and prevent any action proposed by the president or the Democratic members of Congress to address the problems we face—even when the Democrats made concession after concession and the president bent over backwards to attempt productive dialogue with the Republicans—without making a single substantive counter-proposal of their own. But now, of course, now it's time for Congress to act in a bipartisan way, by which the Republicans mean doing exactly what they want, no compromises.
And for the record, the Democrats are hardly saints, and have many failings of their own. But they're not the ones who are obviously out to fuck over the people of America in every way possible, so long as it benefits their wealthy corporate overlords.
At least that jackass Rossi won't be in the Senate, furthering the ruin of our nation.
Facebook friends, be forewarned, it's highly unlikely I'm going to have the patience and time to discuss this in the comments on Facebook. Or even here on LiveJournal. If for no other reason than because this is an obviously emotional reaction to the elections and the political events of the past couple years, not a well-thought-out and nuanced political statement.