This morning's (surprise to me) ruling on Obamacare is a welcome present for the American People and the rule of law
I have my eyes on a bigger prize though - for although today we have won a fight, our opponents will now double down for November, and we must make sure that like in one of Sheldon's casinos, we take the suckers for all they put on the table and leave them nothing but felt
now it's our turn to make sure we can protect what we've gained and what they want to take away from us.
For those of you in states where they seek to disenfranchise you - please make an extra effort to ensure you have your required id's - we'll do what we can from a national level and hopefully the courts will assist in overreaching attempts to take away your right to vote, but please do your part - I distinctly remember in 1996 having to run all over creation to get my Driver's License updated with my current residence so I could vote - it took hrs of behind the scenes puttering around in a '79 pickup. This is important enough to start making the efforts now, cause I guarantee you Republican turnout is gonna increase. Libertarians are gonna drop the pretense and outrage and get right behind the guy you wouldn't want to buy a used car from
For those of you who do voter registration - dot your i's and cross your t's - they're coming after you too - the James O'Keefe's of the world - and for that matter, anyone else with an inclination to suppress the right to vote - and if you registered that way, maybe make sure you're registered again - LOL - double and triple check your rights. And if you are in a state where they want to repeal the voter rights act, you have a hell of a fight coming up
and for the American people and especially independents - don't be bullied by billionaires with unlimited political money - the sad fact about all that money is that in an educated democracy, it would be useless - folks would know what they need to know about their opponents thru a few hrs of research and wouldn't be swayed by a never-ending moneybomb of unaccountable negative attack ads from Karl Rove and the SuperPAC club, but alas, for many Americans, it will influence them. But I am hoping it has limits in what it can do - refuse to be lied to and refuse to let them persuade you without understanding exactly what it is they intend to do cause right now Romney is in full etch-a-sketch mode and he's gonna want you to fill in the blanks yourself so he doesn't have to commit to it - unacceptable
to the press - do your job - that is all I can say - they'll try to bully you too into reporting goddamn lies as half of a truthful debate - don't let them
What I want is for all their money, all their bullying, and all their dreams to go down the drain - I want them to learn you can't nominate a guy like Mitt Romney and hope to outspend your way into the White House - I want enough Americans to see thru the charade and not be fooled - and I want THAT for the American people in November even more than Obamacare - I want our elected process to work, and I want you to have the right to vote, and more importantly, I want you to use it overwhelmingly to make waste the money they put into this cycle. (Yes, I know it's a drop in the bucket for some of them, but even they recognize a point where you are just throwing good money after bad)
By nature I am a cynical bastard with no faith in the masses - and this post may not reflect my sentiment 24 hrs from now, but as individuals, I want each one of you to remember what we stand for in this country, and not let the bastards take it away by legislative maneuvering, or drowning out the debate in false, unaccountable personal attack ads.
I may even be moving by November, to a red state, but I'll do what I can to make sure I can do my part in Nov.
and on a side note - to president Obama - the Veep got it right - this was a big f'ing deal - and I'm posting that pic today that I have your back where all my Republican friends can see it and gripe - it's a good day to gloat just a little bit ;)
RB