Aaargghh!!!

So, Republican leaders have just walked away from the negotiations over the debt ceiling. What children, what spoiled babies - what assholes!

Jim Demint said that the spending cuts were constructive, but that the Democrats seemed insistent on increasing taxes, and that was just a non-starter with him. Of course, that was the original condition of the negotiations - find cuts AND increases in revenue. So of course, they found cuts first, two TRILLION dollars worth, and then Republicans walked out when it came time to actually be grown ups.

Can I take a moment to emphasize, which I rarely do lately, what dickwads this makes the Republicans. No no, I trash the Democrats all the time for their weakness and corruption, but take it as given that Republicans are corporate zombie sex-addicts with dog-turds for hearts and rat-shit for brains. These fuckers are going to strip two trillion from OUR hides. They are making cuts in programs that will bring you and me pain, all so they can protect every nickel that resides in the vaults of the uber-wealthy. They are more than happy to bend 95% of us over their meat-counter for the pleasure of the corporate elite...and they tell us to our faces. It is impossible to get more loathsome than this current crop of Republicans.

You got to hand it to these Republicans, though. When they mean to fuck the American people, they come with a dick in each hand. They are currently stripping us of all social safety nets, women of all rights and Latinos of the right or desire to vote. They are letting the infrastructure crumble as they block all legislation that does not directly enrich corporate CEOs. They are completing the massive transfer of wealth that they began in the 1980s, and are doing it in hyper-drive. They are proposing to rob us of enormous sums of money - money we've already paid in to a system that used to work for us sometimes.

Look, you can't cut enough to fix the deficit or debt, and still have government! Many Republicans would say that that is fine with them, but it would be bullshit. They love big government. They want government all up in your ovaries, not to mention your bedroom. They want government to fondle your kids at airports and to listen to your phone calls. And big government has to be paid for...and guess who's going to pay? That's right, you and me.

All these tax cuts for the top 2%? We have to make up the difference. Say goodbye to your home mortgage deduction, say hello to new fees, and maybe even a national excise tax in the name of tax "fairness." Say goodbye to Medicare and Social Security as you know it. They have wanted to steal it for decades, and they are finally going to do it. They are going to do it right in front of your face, they are telling you right now. They are going to take tens of thousands of dollars right out of your pocket.

And Obama and the Democrats are going to help them.

Aaargghh!!!

This is where I keep getting drawn back in. This robbery is not possible without the help of the Democratic Party. Throughout the process, they have been complicit in this great robbery. Just look at what happened this week.

Joe Biden, our Vice President, has been taking the lead in negotiations with Republicans on the issue of the debt ceiling. Now, for clarity's sake, let's be clear. (That was maybe the worst sentence ever written, I'm just sayin'.) BOTH PARTIES ALREADY KNOW THEY WILL RAISE THE NATION'S DEBT LIMIT! This is not even a question. Wall Street has made it clear that A) they own both parties, and B) they want the debt ceiling raised. Furthermore, the national Shame-ber of Commerce, co-owner of the Republican party, has given orders not to fuck with the national line of credit. So there is NO QUESTION that the debt limit will be raised by September. So, armed with this knowledge, what has Biden done?

Already given TWO TRILLION in cuts!

And then the Republican leadership walked out of negotiations. Biden and the Dems laid down two trillion worth of pain for you and me and got NOTHING for it. Zip, zilch, squat, nada. And, since the Republicans walked out of negotiations, have you heard anything about the Dems pulling the two trillion back? Please...we know the answer: hell no!

Nobody can be this weak. No politician who has raised money and fought in a primary can be this bad at deal-making. No party LEADERSHIP can possibly think that this course of appeasement in any way serves their constituents. No...my final verdict is in, and hope is dashed...the Dems are throwing the game. They are helping the robbery and destruction of American working families. I held out some hope for a long time, but the hard evidence keeps hitting me in the forehead. The current Democratic Party is part and parcel of the gang of robbers.

Some pundits are claiming that the Administration's plan is to appear "bipartisan" and make the Republicans look "unreasonable." Bullshit! I've heard that for two years now. That strategy cost the Dems the House in 2010. Besides, NOBODY in America has called for bipartisanship as a major issue. They want JOBS goddammit! When polled, Americans clearly state their priorities as:

1. Jobs
2. Jobs
3. Jobs
4. Some other shit

And with these highly scientific poll results in mind, any politician of any party not working on a jobs bill is working for his/her own self. Period. They have ceased caring about the citizens in a democracy, and hence no longer care about governing. Neither party gives a shit about anyone who is not a CEO or a lobbyist.

And what's even worse is the disdain they have for us. Especially the Democrats. This display if ineptitude by VP Biden shocks the conscience. They think they can enact Republican policies and expect the support of Democratic voters. They think that we are incredibly stupid. It also didn't work in 2010 (and their pundits and spokespeople blame us...repeatedly!), yet they are doing it again. Isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing twice but expecting different results the second time?

But they are not insane, they don't care. They serve their corporate masters, and will be well-rewarded. We will be fucked hard, but they have stopped concerning themselves with governance, as this debt negotiation shows. They are playing their kubuki theatre to a third-grade audience, and all the adults have checked out of the room, and are at a brew pub or a Starbucks - or are at their second or third job (I currently have two). The Democratic party has blown us off - all of us. They have sacrificed women, "progressives," Latinos, and the elderly (yes, Biden has but Medicare "on the table"). Even African Americans are becoming disaffected with the first black president. This is political malpractice on a massive scale. They don't care about you or me, and haven't for some time.

Aaargghh!!! The job before us is big. And, they've fucked us so hard that we will have to dig way deep to find the energy to do something about it. We have to primary the shit out of all the Dems, to make them fear the public again. They must know that if they don't balance their corruption with some governance, that the scales must be tipped in our direction. We thought we tipped the scales in 2008, but we didn't.

Primary hard, and take the Democratic party back.