They smile, and strut, and congratulate themselves ...

... On implementing pain, misery, helplessness, and death on a National scale. Cruel and broken people have taken over an entire party, as well as control of our government -- and they appear to have no shame.


I am Democratic-Centrist-Progressive at heart, if there is any such thing -- but the shocking disregard of conservatives and Republicans for their fellow man, and our common good, and the things that made America, well ... America -- push me to a place of dark shadows that I never thought I would find myself in -- a place of complete and utter contempt for a large swath of my fellow Americans, and ALL of their leaders.

Ryan is a smiling devil-child. Everyone who follows him, or McConnell, or Trump, needs to burn in hell for eternity. I am not even religious, but in this case I hope there IS a Hell of some form, just for them.





Charles Pierce gets it: Were You Invited to the Party in Washington Today?



Keith Olberman gets it: The Shame & Cruelty of the GOP


I admit feeling deep anger now, plus a need, as Keith says, for vengeance -- and a sense of loss of what made us special -- common values, based not around religion, or tribes, or power, but around the idea of collective freedom and the good of us all.

Good parents must always filter their life choices through what is good for their family, and children, not just what they personally desire. They do this becuase it IS what responsible adults do, the burden they accept.

How can these Republican "leaders," most of whom ARE parents, and presumably familiar with this concept, so completely shirk their responsibility to their fellow man, to our collective identity and shared values? How can they be so ignorant of history and psychology and science and health and ... HUMANITY?

THey make me want to cry, and rage, and to strike out. I do not know quite what is next for me. I need to work through this. But I am done with treating them like they are some slightly worse version of the Republicans I grew up with in the 60's and 70's.

THEY MUST BE STOPPED.

Pierce article: http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a54896/republican-healthcare-bill-pass/