The current republican party seems to be a cross between a terrorist organization and a mafia family. It seems they have an attitude of elements of both with their activities suggesting that, if you the people only go along with what they do, they won't do it anymore. Maybe I could add petulant child to terrorist and mafia-like. Read the following in Jon Stewart's 'wiseguy voice:
"Hey, America, We've been noticing that you're having a little trouble with your government these day. Capiche? Things aren't getting done like they're supposed to. A lot of lawsuits, tears and angry talk. And that's just from us! Bet you'd like to make that, uh, disappear, wouldn't you? Well, if something were to happen to your president, like an impeachment or a fire at the Capitol- an accident, mind you, probably set by communists- we could take over and make things run, you know, "kinda smooth". Capiche? I'm saying we can make all this go away. Union troubles? We've been working on that. Tired of whiny, do-nothing congressmen? We can put those mooks to work...if they've got the right guy to answer too, that is. We get one of our guys in The White House (I'm sayin' maybe a Bush again...) and you the pigeons- and by that I mean "people"- will see some serious shit get done. All this "obstruction" goes away if you people come in line. You put that Clinton broad in and- well, you think we were hard on the moolie, wait until the old bitch gets in. We will curb-stomp the political process like it's Billy Batts. Not that I know anything about his unfortunate disappearance, that is. What are you lookin' at? So, I'm just sayin' that, it's up to you, America. Things can go a lot easier if you play ball with us. By the way...we know where you live and where you work. Capiche?"
Ayyyyup. It sure seems that way, doesn't it? These assholes were seriously talking of impeaching him the moment he won in '08, months before he took the oath of the presidency. The actual process of impeachment is lost on them, most thinking that it means taking him outside for eyeballing a white woman and replacing him with Sarah Palin. It's actually not that at all. An actual impeachment would be quite boring and (so far) not even include any talk about blow jobs.
Now, after fifty-plus votes in the House against healthcare, congress is actually suing the president. Who does that? Assholes, that's who. Terrorists and gangsters maybe. Certainly petulant children with lawyers.
I remember one of the many times Sublime1 wanted to sue me and Hegel. Or is it, "Hegel and I"? Anyway, he consulted a real lawyer who looked at him like my German Shepard used to when I spoke Japanese to him, and probably said something like: "You want your imaginary persona to sue imaginary people? Are you some kind of fucking idiot?"
Sub probably mulled that over for a few days before deciding that, though he couldn't win, he could force Ferrerman and Hegel to fly to North Carolina- at our own expense! And, we'd have to pay for his lawyer to sue us, win or lose. Because that's the way that works? I don't have a law license but then, neither does he.
It's similar with the GOP plan of governing by litigation. Except instead of forcing Obama to fly to the senate at his own expense (airline travel was affected, BTW and, he could actually catch a ride with the Secret Service), thus causing him extreme financial hardship, the repubs plan is to wear out the American people instead. That causes US extreme financial hardship.The last time they shut down the government, for example, it cost US @ $28 billion dollars. We the people paid for that. Within seconds of closing the government, Ted Cruz and others were on camera asking people how they felt about "Obama forcing a government shutdown". Huh what? That's like your big sister grabbing your arm, smacking your face with your hand and asking "Why are you hitting yourself???" Congress is that petulant child.
Maybe the GOP isn't consciously trying to wear the US down but, they are wearing US down, out and sideways. The perception might be that turning complete control over to them is the 'obvious' recourse to making things smoother in Washington. The reality is that having control of both houses just means they can double-down on obstruction, and get nothing done, soullessly in the hopes of ruining the legacy of the first black president of the United States of America. History will not be kind. There is no reason to be kind in the moment either as these litigious bastards don't deserve it.
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