We Can't WIn In Afghanistan-Kisses, Pentagon

Just heard the Pentagon does not think there's going to be a victory in Afghanistan. Utter, flaming nigerian ballsack failsville. There's a nice list of deaths from Afghan National soldiers. We're being shot at by the people we are here to help. I know. 1 lone nutcase cannot & should not speak for a whole nation. Let's not even forget what the Taliban has in store for women.

I love these people. RAWA. They've been working on this when our gov was sending the Taliban millions in aid. We need to leave. We need to stay. We have no options or we have no hearts.

When Barack Obama took the presidency in 1/20/09, I was so amazed. Not only was our president a decent, moral, sensible, learned person, he was a black guy. Nice. The other feeling, which I know many of my black and latino brothers & sisters were feeling? "Damn, ya'll wouldn't make us equal but now that you done broke the country, you give it to us." Fuck. He gets the blame, we get the blame, the criminals get to die in their sleep, happy & fat on the blood of innocents.

A Pretty Angry Rant

Mr. President, I worked hard to get you elected. I supported you over others who I felt were more progressive. Let me say right now, I have never, ever been so disappointed in a president as I am in you right now. I did not elect Rahm Emmanuel. I could care less about his ill-considered blue dog strategy. And I have no problem in conveying to him that his feelings about progressive democrats are definitely returned as he shows his arm twisting abilities are woefully limited across the aisles where they belong while flexing and snarling at progressives to keep us in line for things we do not believe in.
Mr. President, you were charged with many duties at your investment. Health care is, sadly, not the biggest, but it's up there. Most of the people who voted for you, voted for you based on a platform of health care for all. Not co-ops with limited success rates, not mandated insurance as a source of even more corporate profits. We understand the need for health insurance reform, but we voted for health care reform. I am sick to death of watching the Democratic Party wet itself in fear at the near regional Republican Party's rantings. I cannot believe the lack of skill in handling the message of health care reform. What kind of disconnected, pardon me, idiots do you have on board? Months later and you still don't have a sound bit that explains health care goals and diffuses wild lies? Really? You can't simply your message and infuse it with some passion? Unbelievable.
I did not vote for Olympia Snowe for president, nor did I rally for Max Baucus. Why are you working with Olympia Snowe for HealthCare Reform? We don't want a watered down bill that's palatable to the one marginally sane republican! This pathological need to get their buy-in has produced the low value Cap & Trade Bill that even now is stalled. Ridiculous. As support for a public option drops from 75% to 55% because of the insanity and, frankly, your dispassionate delivery and your advocates constant flipflopping, there is no one to blame but you. YOU are spending your political capital on nothing and wasting the advantages that you entered with. Quit wasting time, quit dragging the Democratic Party back to irrelevance and empowering Republicans after the American People told them we didn't want their input anymore!

President Barack Obama, you have no idea how much it pains me to say this. You've lied. You've lied about supporting the public option. You've lied that single payer wouldn't pass. You've lied about bringing change to the White House and America. You've lied about giving a damn about the millions of uninsured, unemployed Americans. It seems that all you and your key staff care about is securing a gift bag legislation for the Big Pharma and Insurance Companies for future DNC/DLC election funding. As one of the many and growing former Obama supporters who are absolutely disillusioned with you only 8 months into your term, I can promise that this will fail. You can get all the money you want, but you won't get our votes or support anymore. We wanted a strong, democratic minded president, we've got another corporate tail chaser who thinks the seat of power in this country is for making things better for the rich.

Shame on you and all your staff for your games playing and moneygrubbing. We needed you to fight for single payer, we've allowed you to talk us down to a strong public option. If you want to spend the next 3 years with disdain from your supporters and a herd of right wing crazies at your back, congratulations, you're almost fully there. I propose that you should consider whether that's really the way you'd like to spend your next 3 years.

Blognauguration

A few rambles on today's big event:

OMG! We made! Bush & Cheney didn't blow us up to kingdom come! YES!

Hey look! Danny Quayle, leader of the free world! He looks older now, like he can legally get a beer.

GWB is now old. Based on his gait, he's doddering. Poor guy, I'd have sympathy if I wasn't sure he's done evil many, many, many times.

Cheney's in a wheelchair. Good. Hope a mountain falls on him.

Did they just boo Cheney? Awesome!

There's the Clintons, looking dapper. Ok, maybe it's just me, but does Bill look slightly J at the amount of people here for Obama's swearing in? Slight shades of green.

Our president-elect wouldn't look out of place at a male model convention. I'm not into the goodlooking dudes as president but he's smart enough to overcome that.

Sweet Jesus! Is that a sausage maker or something? He looks like he might explode. Oh. Rick Warren. Well, time to go grab breakfast.

Is Rick Still TALKING?!

SHUT UP RICK!

This is so not about you, Rick.

You can't spell prick, without Rick.

Finally, he's ending.

Or not. Shut up, man!

OMG, an alien landed on Aretha Franklin's head and is eating her brain!
No wait, just an ill-chosen, tasteless hat accessory. The alien would've been kinder.

Biden's in. Take that moosekiller!

The wonderful Itzak Perleman, Yoyo Ma, a woman and some black guy on clarinet. *sigh* At least it's quite beautiful.

No jumping the gun there, Obama. Barack Hussein Obama.

And it's done, A fucking Men! And look at that crowd! This is so damn awesome. It won't change my general distaste for people. I know you always liked that.

44 speaks! We thank Bush too, for leaving. Way to be a downer, Barack. We just want to float bit before the ugly truth sets in. However, you're right, this is not even beginning and hard work is ahead. Time to sip some tea.

OOO, cutting to Bush while Obama talks about restoring the rule of law and not compromising between safety and ideals. That's wrong, but highly amusing MSNBC.

Hey, atheists are part of American! Woohoo! Pagans, still the red-headed step-child sitting out back until the family is finished dinner.

"We will extend a hand, if you're willing to unclench your fist." Wow.

I don't know how the man can give so many damn speeches that move so many damn people, but more power to him and, Godspeed.