The Party of No Return

http://egbertowillies.com/2015/03/03/reagan-adviser-on-tea-party-republicans-they-are-really-rather-stupid-and-not-very-well-read-video/

Funny, isn't it? The Party Of Reagan would tar and feather the actual Reagan if he showed up and spoke at CPAC.

I've long suspect that if Jesus did return, as per The Second Coming, Christian leaders would demand: "Well, who died and made YOU boss??!!"

Jesus, of course, would reply: "Me."

But, I digress. Though they revere him as a god, Reagan was more a myth- like a god. And like Jesus, they worship and adore him but they do little to actually emulate the man. He's just very quotable, in certain context's and with certain quotes. Like: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Essentially, that's the quote that defines him and sets the stage for the myth of Reagan. There are people today who believe he never raised taxes. And, except for the 8-9 times he raised taxes, he never did. I don't know if these people don't google or can't read but, you can look this up. It's like Jesus saying thou shall not kill but you always wanting to go to war and to stand your ground against your neighbor. It's a bit incongruous but you believe what Jesus said, you just don't believe it applies to you.

I joked earlier today that we liberals/democrats/progressives should hijack Reagan's memory, if for no other reason than to piss off the republicans. They are not using him correctly. They would not welcome him today no matter what they say. He would never get elected. He raised taxes and gave amnesty to illegals. You can look it up. Name a republican candidate advocating that today.

He wasn't a bad man, I think. He meant well and, having been a B-movie actor, I think he saw politics as just another role. You read lines. You play a character. Other people put it all together and people pay to see it and, hopefully, buy it. You can easily trace the dismantling of America back to his administration but, not really to him. He wasn't the architect that owned this building. He just played the role. I can't believe the man was that clever. He just had good writers.

The GOP continues to riff off of his success though, just because it seems to work. GW Bush was no actor but, do you think for a moment that idiot actually ran the country? He was just another role-player in the franchise. It's a franchise that still makes money but hasn't really been a hit in years. This is to say, the republicans have not straight up won an honest presidential election since GH Bush succeeded Ronald Reagan. And he only lasted one term. His boy had to be appointed by the Supreme Court and his second term was nowhere near a mandate either. He cheated.

Numerically there are more democrats than republicans. The only reason we have republican presidents is because we're cursed with this sense of fair play in America. After a democrat has his two terms in The White House, you figure it's time to let a republican have a try. What's the worst that could happen? Well, see George Bush.

Then, consider the horrors of the Obama administration. No, Ferrerman hasn't taken leave of his political sensibilities. I'm referring to the horrors committed by the republicans against Obama. We can't trade off anymore. With Bush they quit offering suitable candidates for their turn. With their treatment of Obama, they quit deserving a turn.

In what system does it make sense to fight, sandbag and sabotage every motherfucking thing the president tries to do- totally screwing the country itself- just so you can maybe secure your turn a little faster? How many families actually turn the keys to the car over to the six year old kicking and screaming in the back seat and spend the rest of their lives at Chuckie Cheese?

It's an odd tactic. But, The Party Of Reagan that wouldn't welcome Reagan if he were alive and running today, wants people to believe that slashing and burning the country is a good thing so that they can make it better. There is no republican candidate remotely Reaganesque in their line up but each of them will quote him as if they were his second coming. That's all they have to do.

After the way they've treated Obama, and with the nuts they offer to replace him, there's no reason to go on taking turns. We as democrats can't take our turn as the torch-bearing, gasoline-toting American arsonists if a republican were to be elected. We the people are better than that.These petulant children shall not be acknowledged or rewarded.  Someone has to be better than that. It can only be us. For us, for the country, living well is the best revenge. They will never get that. We have to realize that.