Disgust.
That is the
only word I can find right now.
For the last several weeks I have been thinking very
carefully about what this blog should be doing for the coming 4 years…and as I
watch the Liar-in-Chief and his machinations in the White House, as I watch his
lies, his deceptions and his attacks on the Constitution I am thankful that at
least conservatives hold the House and can put up a fight against this crap.
And then I understood.
The House has no more interest in stopping the march toward
tyranny than I have in living in North Korea.
We hear the obligatory bleat from Boehner as he finds a way
to increase the debt limit.
We hear the conservatives say that by doing this we can
regroup and reduce spending next time around.
I hear the democrats laughing their asses off as they watch
the GOP disintegrate in front of their very eyes.
Their mocking is loud and clear as the President suddenly
becomes a keen shooter…the White House propagating that lie by taking a picture
of his highness holding a shotgun as only a person who has never shot a shotgun
in his life could.
And meanwhile every possible move is being made to restrict
our 2nd amendment rights.
While the Conservatives in Congress find a way to appoint
John Kerry as Secretary of State…notwithstanding his dishonor of the State in
the past. How soon we forget that this excuse for a man threw his medals away…or
just pretended…either way he is a disgrace to this Nation and has no right to
be anointed Secretary of State. Just another liar. And yet, with nary a
question he marches to his new role and states “I have big heels to fill”…well,
John Kerry, you better come out of the closet, put on your pumps and start
selling America down the Muslim Brotherhood path. ‘Cause if you don’t, there
are plenty of Obama disciples in the wings who will do that for him…best watch
your back and do his will lest you become just another useful idiot discarded
in the street, having to learn to dance in those pumps and fishnets just to
make a living!
Over these last few weeks I have struggled to understand how
America has reached this point.
And frankly, I have no idea.
Education? Maybe.
Intimidation?
Definitely.
The “have nots” outnumbering the “haves”? Certainly.
But none of this explains the absolute lack of backbone
shown by conservative politicians. None of this accounts for the total lack of
political savvy within the minds of conservatives in Congress. None of this
accounts for the cowardice, poor judgment, and lack of knowledge displayed by
those we have elected to represent us.
And therein lays the problem.
These are the men and women we have chosen to represent us…and
we have selected fools and cowards (not necessarily in that order).
There is no doubt in my mind that we get the government we
deserve…but to think that we have elected a bunch of Lilly-livered pathetic,
inarticulate and scared little children as the men and women we hope will stand
up for us is insane.
We are the problem…we elected children to fight liars and
egomaniacs. Why would we expect anything different to what we have?
And so I am disgusted.
For once it is not with Obama…he is exactly who 51% of the
population voted for, and while I immensely dislike the person, he is who he is
by nature. I hate what he has done to the Office…and he will one day answer for
the irreparable damage he and his followers, his disciples, have done to this
country…but that will not be anytime soon.
No, I am disgusted with the conservatives in this country
who continue to elect a core of intellectually and morally bankrupt pretenders
to Congress. People who secretly harbor white man’s guilt and love Obama on the
throne. They are scared of being called racists…and are terrified of the union
thugs.
They no longer know what is right, nor if it is even worth
fighting for…the only survival they know is to put on the Nike’s and run as
fast as they can when Obama says “Boo!”.
Disgust!
So what can we do?
Well…I for one, am ashamed of the people of this country. I
am tired of fighting an overwhelming force of evil. My wounds run deep…my faith
in the conservatives in this country is sorely shaken.
I no longer feel qualified to be a part of the charge to
rightness, let alone a leader.
I need to regroup…to step away…to accept that this battle is
lost and to determine how the war can be won. Being involved on a daily basis
does not allow me to see the big picture. Being consumed by doubt, anguish, and
yes, fears for the future of this country, does not a leader make.
And so I am letting go for now. Call it going Galt if you
will.
I am stepping away. I am licking my wounds to fight another
day.
So what will I be doing?
I will be doing what Obama hates most…I will be making
money. I will be preparing for the safety of my family. I will not be caught
unawares if the shit hits the fan.
Yes, I am arming myself. I am ensuring adequate supplies of
guns and ammunition and food and water are available at all times.
I hope I won’t need them.
And I will continue to write…perhaps not here on this blog,
although I may from time to time. Certainly not as regularly as I have done.
I will ration my media. Very little news, very little
politics will enter my home.
I am becoming the hermit who cares not for the world
outside. We have made our choices and now have to live with them as best we
can. Life is too short to spend in grief. I am going to live mine by choice…my
choice.
Perhaps in doing this I will become the very thing that
Obama fears most….a free man.
Perhaps we should all do the same.
…..devereaux