Dannyboy. . .you're right in that this stuff seems insignificant. I guess my argument would be that if it applies to one, than it should apply to both.
I'm going to go way off here now. . .
I am starting to think that we are arguing Coke vs. Pepsi. The frustration with the Coke drinkers is that the Pepsi drinkers really think that Pepsi is different from Coke. At least that's how I feel. BUT in the end, there really is no difference. Both Obama and McCain are cola.
The truth of the matter is, it's government vs citizen's. This bailout crap has made that perfectly clear. Virtually nobody in government is listening to the citizenry! They aren't doing what's in our best interest. The politicain's are ALL on the same side, and it's NOT ours! We're being raped by our own government! And yes that includes your precious Democrats. They will promise you everything including the kitchen sink, all the while they voted to go to Iraq, they didn't do a darn thing about healthcare while they had the chance, they voted for the bailout and when they didn't have enough Republican votes, they BOUGHT them. . .not with their money, but with OURS!
They can stand up there and tell you how they feel your pain and can relate to all of us peeons, BUT in the mean time this won't effect them. . .they'll still have six-figure jobs, great pensions, the best healthcare plan in this country. And it's not just them, they take their cronies along for the ride!
That's what pisses me off the most about this ACORN crap. This Rathke fellow is getting rich under the guise of "social justice" and people are stupid enough to fall for it. ACORN has tax exempt status, they get huge federal grants, meanwhile they are paying con's on work release and people down on their luck $8 stinking dollars an hour to work under horrible and dangerous conditions. They fight Wal-Mart who employs alot of people that otherwise would be unemployed. They're argument against Wal-Mart? That the employees aren't unionized, meanwhile they have blocked their own employees from unionizing! And why does Rathke want Wal-Mart to unionize? Not so that employees can have better working conditions, because ACORN is in the union business. . .more dues money for Rathke! Ka-ching $$$$$!!!!
If there was ever a time in this country's history that a third party could come into play. . .now would be the opportune moment. I'm sure some of you know that there is now an Army combat unit deployed within the US. And that Bush AND Congress basically repealed the Posse Comitatus Act in 2006. If you think it was a Republican thing. . .check out the voting record on it:
Project Vote Smart - Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill Member Vote List
All yesses and 4 no-votes. Has Congress ever came together on ANYTHING like that? Have the Dems ever been that supportive of Bush? Why would they do it? Hmmmm. . .we can have US troops deployed within this country? Sounds like a government against it's citizens type of thing. Heaven forbid the American people rise up! It's probably time we stop drinking cola and start drinking coffee to WAKE THE F*CK UP!!!
ETA: So tell me. . .Democrat or Republican. . .how are YOU feeling about your pension, your 401K, the fact that Social Security isn't going to be there for you in your golden years . . .what it feels like to try to feed your family, fill up your car with gas, pay your mortgage, pay your income taxes and meet your other obligations lately? All the while, our government gave AIG $85 billion, the top execs went on a $440,000 retreat where they spent $24,000 on spa treatments and played golf, only to come home and ask for another $38 million and the government gladly obliged.