loosecannon
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Record filibusters the last four years.
Apology to BP.
Threatening to leave the millions without unemployment benefits just before Christmas unless millionaires and billionaires get unneeded and unwanted tax cuts.
Threaten to deny first responders health care.
Yea, Democrats have been terrible.
You are as a much a part of the problem as any knuckle dragging reptard. For a start you are looking at all the unimportant stuff. While you spin your wheels worrying about senate rules that the dems won't change even when they have a majority (newfangled fillibuster) BOTH party's presidents are steadily eroding the bill of rights at full speed. BOTH parties declare war without the real consent of Congress and BOTH parties drag those wars on forever, while they rescue the banks and don't think about mainstreet past the point of extending insurance that employed people actually paid for.
Hey........Stool Cannon........quick question for you asshole.......
What part of "filibuster" do you deem unimportant? I kinda think that getting rid of gridlock is an important part of government.
You consider the GOP apology to BP unimportant? Tell that to the fishermen and people living in the Gulf of Mexico that the apology was "unimportant". I'd be willing to bet that your ass would be handed to you in pieces without any glue.
You think unemployment benefits are unimportant? Ever spent a Christmas hungry with no gifts? I have. It sucks. Extending the unemployment benefits will DO MORE to stimulate the economy than tax cuts for the rich. Why? Because poor people spend money on things they actually NEED, like food, clothing, shelter and gas for the car. Rich greedy people? They only invest and save cash. The dollar that gets a tax cut? It only generates around 1.03 in the economy. The dollar that goes to the unemployed? It generates around 1.67 in the economy. Simple math dude.
You think that denying healthcare to people who ARE FUCKING HEROES TO THIS COUNTRY! How easy do you think it is to clean up a big mess like that? Especially when some of the stuff that saw the light of day WAS NEVER supposed to. The resulting clean up has caused many of those 9/11 responders to end up with cancer as well as other things.
For the rest of you.........
Am I more dangerous than a terrorist? Yep. Been military trained, as well as grew up in the mountains of Montana hunting for food. Oh yeah.........I'm more dangerous than a terrorist because I don't adhere to one strict dogma. I'm open minded, which means that I can figure out a threat from someone easy. Besides, I'm also quite intelligent, because I don't listen to FAUX Nooze.
Who is responsible for this great chasm this country is currently experiencing? Simple......Cheney and Bush Jr. "If you're not with us, then you're with the terrorists". And, what's more, the rest of the GOP saw the power that they could wield if they scared enough people badly enough, and thus you have the divide.
Obama has been trying to bridge this gap, but unfortunately, the GOP won't let him, becaus they still like the politics of fear.
Wanna know how to get rid of fear? It's simple............what you understand the least, you are scared of the most. Pick out the things that are scaring you, examine WHY they're scaring you, as well as look for the solutions (i.e. knowledge about the subject) that will serve you the best.
After you come in contact with the thing that causes fear a couple of times, eventually you are no longer scared. Me? I'm not scared for much, because I've faced down fear a couple of times in my life. Once or twice, I damn near died. But, whenever I see something that is an old fear of mine, it doesn't even make me flinch.
But then again...........having a fucked up childhood like mine kinda makes you unafraid, as well as strong. How many 5-7 year olds do you know that have taken on 40 year old full grown men (my stepfather) and won on occasion?
And, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It also explains my dislike of authority. Why? Because almost every authority figure in my life (with the exception of my Grandparents) has proven themselves hypocrites and most of the time, their "knowledge" was exceedingly flawed.
Also explains why I left Christianity to study Tao and now Judaic theology. Most of the Christian preachers I knew were liars and hypocrites.
You are entitled to your pov, even if it sucks ass.
I stated my case, if you can't understand or don't agree with what I said, fine. And "unimportant" was used in a relative sense, as in "not nearly as important as the BIG issues". The real issues, not the distraction issues that the parties try to hook us with to keep us looking the wrong way.