(Originally posted here.)
I live in Iowa. And I have come to dread the commercials and political spending that spew over our airways like so much raw sewage during the caucus and election seasons. And to be honest, I couldn't bring myself to watch the Republican convention and don't seem to have a lot of enthusiasm for the upcoming Democratic convention, either.
I must be suffering from election fatigue this year. The clincher that started the media blackout in my house was the commercial highlighting voters who had voted for Obama in the last election and will now be voting for Romney. The only thought that came to mind is how can people be so flipping stupid.
Conservatives had not done one thing for the economy or the American people since Obama got elected. And why? Because they are vicious, traitorous louses who care not one whit for the American people because they are too busy brown-nosing the rich and powerful. Governing to them is not about doing right by us, but shoving their elitist, pro-business, screw the little guy policies down our throats under their false populist rhetoric of small government and moral values. If they had truly cared about us, there would not have been a secret meeting of 15 Republican politicians to develop strategies to make Obama fail during Obama's inauguration.
I don't think that they believe their rhetoric at all, but only utilize it as a smoke screen that allows them to fellatiate the Norquists and Roves of the world on a continual basis for political favors and money. The Republicans time and time again have made it clear that you are only a concern to them if you are rich enough to avoid paying taxes.
Republicans don't want healthy welfare programs that elevate people. They want a large pool of cheap labor so their overlords can exploit it for almost free.
Republicans don't want women to have access to reproductive services. They want to keep women barefoot, pregnant and in the home.
Republicans don't want college students to have access to cheap or free education. People with debt are less likely to foment rebellion; and Republicans don't really feel there is anything wrong with indentured servitude.
Republicans don't like dissent and political discourse. Because it almost always makes them look like idiots. That is why they have to lie about everything.