Why America Keeps Getting Kneecapped by “Republicans”

[riqster]

Last edited Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:45 PM - Edit history (1)

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/why-america-keeps-getting-kneecapped-by-republicans/

Mr. Blunt and Cranky grew up in the sort of town where one could see “retired” men spending a lot of time going from store to store on a daily basis. Until the state created its own lottery, thus effectively ending the illegal numbers racket, after which these men seemed much less active. Just getting older and slowing down, no doubt.

A key lesson learned from one of these oh-no-not-a-gangster-not-at-all gentlemen, overheard while he was talking with another of his ilk: “You are looking for good will. There is no good will for people like them: there is only advantage”. Words to ponder, and words many Americans have evidently never heard.

As we have seen over the past few years, the “Republican” party has abandoned any small remaining shred of goodwill, of comity, of cooperation, of respect, or any of the virtues that allow people of divergent backgrounds to live together in reasonable peace and relative harmony. They do not care about anyone else’s viewpoint and indeed, wish to stifle and suppress such viewpoints. If possible, they’d dearly love to imprison or deport anyone who does not march in lockstep with them, 24/7/365. Good will? They have no use for it.

Within the past ten days, a few examples of this attitude and how it hurts the rest of us:

Number A: Michigan “Republicans” just rammed through a union-busting bill in a lame-duck session. Why? Because in January a few Democrats will replace a few Repubs, and they will lose the ability to do such partisan s***. For right now, they have complete control and are using it for their own greedy, power-hungry benefit.

Letter 2: Michigan’s “Republican” governor has just been granted emergency powers that are not subject to the approval of those governed. He can take over cities, school districts, etc. and do whatever he likes to whoever and whatever he likes. Or give the job to a crony of his. Either way, he and his party have complete control and are using it for their own greedy, power-hungry benefit.

Thirdly: “No worries”, you say, “we can recall the b***ards”. Ummm…no…you see, the “Republicans” of Michigan just passed a law that makes it incredibly difficult to recall an elected official. This makes it easier to have complete control and use it for their own greedy, power-hungry benefit.

Fourth Item: Michigan “Republicans” rewrote their concealed carry policies to allow people to carry guns into schools and other such places. Never mind what the cops think, the legislators want the cash that the gun lobby is bribing them with. In other words, again, they have complete control and are using it for their own greedy, power-hungry benefit.

That’s just part of what these partisans have done in just a few days, in just one state. Get the picture, folks?

You. Can. Not. Negotiate. With. These. People. “Republicans” don’t believe in compromise: to them it is profanity. They openly say things like “bipartisanship means coming around to the Republican point of view”. They are not like you or I; they don’t give a happy monkey fart about your point of view, and they are after each and every bit of power, wealth, and control they can get.

You can go to the well of “mutual understanding and cooperation” and drop in a bucket as many times as you wish, and you’ll always come up dry. So stop, okay, just stop pretending that they are reasonable people.

These people do not understand good will: for them there is only advantage.

Monday – the only way to solve the problem.

Mr. B & C

[MrSlayer]

1. Nailed.

The country is pretty much over. There is no counter to what they do and all compromising with these assholes has done is drag the center further and further to the right.

[riqster]

2. Perhaps, but I'm not giving up.

Too mean to capitulate, I guess.

[Kei7777]

5. The country is over? WTF? Did we just win an election or not?

[MrSlayer]

7. We "won" but we didn't really win anything.

We'll get the measly two points on the top income bracket that the biggest thieves don't even pay in return for slashing safety net benefits and we'll slide further to the right as we've been for thirty plus years.

The pendulum never swings left. It just moves right faster or slower. All we won is the slower version.

[riqster]

3. Oh, and on the day before yesterday's tragic mass shooting in a CT Elementary School

...the Michigan "Republicans" passed a law making it legal to carry concealed weapons into school buildings.

[Mc Mike]

6. Rammed through new anti-abortion measures, told the Federal gov they wouldn't obey

the new health care law,

etc.

[riqster]

8. And Dems still think we can negotiate with them.

[Mc Mike]

9. Like an adult negotiating bed-time with a petulant three year old.

[Berlum]

4. The ungawdly curse of These People