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Edited on Sun Aug-05-07 02:01 PM by Mythsaje
"Oh, don't worry about what this last vote means," some people tell us. "Look at all the good things that they've done."
Whew. That's a relief. Here I was thinking they just gave Gonzo the power to wire-tap anyone he damned well pleased with no judicial oversight.
Oh, wait. They did. He's a proven liar and the best could do was give him a watchdog of questionable loyalties?
I feel so much better now.
Well, it could be worse. Then again, it WAS worse. Which is why we fought so hard to get a Democratic majority. We wanted this slow death of the Constitution to come to an end.
Pardon us for being serious about their Oath to the Constitution. We know Dubya doesn't think much of it, but, well, we expected better from our Democratic "representatives."
"Oh, did he break the law? We'll take care of it."
Five words we should be very frightened to hear about now. "We'll take care of it."
If a city government passed a law to cover for a local crime boss, it would be a scandal. If Congress does it to cover for a criminal administration, it's just "business as usual."
Yes, it's better we have a Democratic majority than a Republican one. No shit. But when a sizeable minority of OUR people cross the aisle to vote with them on something like this, it's going to stir up a hornet's nest of protest. That's not why they were voted in. We wanted someone to put a halt to this crazy train, not someone else to jump on board and tug the steam whistle while it bore down on us.
We feel betrayed and sold out. Maybe some can come up with excuses, or tell themselves that maybe "next time it will be different."
Keep telling yourself that. I'm still waiting.
No impeachment for Bush. No impeachment for Cheney. No impeachment for Gonzo. Instead, they get exactly what they want for Christmas, four months early.
:woohoo: :sarcasm:
No one is saying the Dems are no different than the Republicans. We ARE saying, however, that with some it's awfully difficult to tell sometimes. Why should we be satisfied with Republican Lite? Is it less filling?
If you don't like that we're pissed about it? Tough shit.
Go try to find sympathy for the poor, abused bastards on another progressive/liberal message board.
Good luck with that.
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