What Infuriates Me

I was just driving home from Chiro Man/car registration obligations and listening to NHPR.

They were talking about The Prez, the State of the Union address and republican response.

Actually getting a republican response from Jennifer Horn, who chairs the GOP in NH.

They played a clip of President Obama challenging the republicans, for the 10,000th time, to come up with concrete alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, instead of consistently and blindly opposing it and bad mouthing it.

She began her response by pointing out that she finds it interesting that President Obama now refers to it as the Affordable Care Act instead of Obamacare. She said he used to be proud to put his name on it, but now is trying to distance himself from it because of all the problems associated with the rollout.

She went on to say that republicans have offered countless detailed alternatives to the Affordable Care Act but they have all been shot down by President Obama and Harry Reid. She said that democratic claims of obstructionism by republicans are disingenuous because democrats are doing the same thing.

When the NHPR moderator tried to cut in to ask specifically what are the details of republican alternatives to the ACA, Horn rudely said "Hold on, hold on" and continued to spew meaningless rhetoric.

This is what infuriates me about the republican party. They are a party of bullshit. They lie, manipulate, inflame the public in dangerous ways, and then make blanket statements the voting public is expected to swallow whole.

I am not objective on this topic. I will give you that. But almost every high ranking republican I listen to, comes across as a used car salesman. Somebody who is obviously lying to you and does not try to hide it.

Given the fact that a lot of cars are purchased in this country, there are obviously a lot of people buying the bullshit.

Given the intense level of racial prejudice in this country, there are a lot of people willing to be lied to by republicans even when they know in their evil little hearts that they are being manipulated.

This country has a two party system designed to use compromise as a way of getting things done that are good and fair for the citizens of this country.

We are as far away from that as Justin Bieber is from being a musical heavyweight.

During the discussion Horn said "We want people to live better lives." Lie. republicans are the party of big money, big business and repression. The only way big money can protect their money is by keeping the little man in his place. Toiling away like a dog for a lifetime and never getting ahead.

We live in a time of polarized political positions. A time when politicians fight for power and influence and not for the benefit of their constituents.

There are plenty of self serving democrats out there. Fat cats who care only about their bank accounts and their egos. It is not only a republican disease.

But republicans are a lot gutsier about blatantly disregarding the welfare of the little man. Gutsier about openly lying about what they are trying to achieve. Gutsier about out and out breaking down the lives of the little man and whatever is available to protect him.

Give me intelligent debate, give me facts, give me accomplishments and I will give you respect.

I spent a lot of time researching John McCain before President Obama's first victory. I thought maybe he had something to say, something to offer. Of course I did not spend time on Romney. That would have been like smashing my head against the wall and wondering why I am bleeding.

republicans have taken an eight year opportunity for dramatic change in this country and turned it into a circus.

I despise them for that.