This is it, this is all.
The Patriot Act was bad.
FISA capitulation was bad.
But this $700 billion give-away to the crooked fuckers who pissed away any semblance of fiscal responsibility in their haste to make a buck at everyone else's expense?
This will be the end of the Democratic Party for me.
I will not support any Democrat who votes for this.
No money. No phone calls. No talking to my friends and other people.
Nothing.
And that's including Obama.
If this bill passes, I will be leaving the Democratic Party.
It's going to mean very little in the grand scheme of things, since I live in Chicago (solid blue), but I can't bring myself to be a part of a party that is so fucking gutless that it's terrified of standing up to a hideously unpopular President.
They're talking tough now, talking about how there needs to be "safeguards" in there to protect taxpayers, but that's just a lot of bullshit noise. And if they're so fucking stupid to actually BELIEVE that the Bush Administration would follow those safeguards, then fuck 'em all.
So, if this thing passes, my last act as a Democrat will be voting for Obama since I can't handle the thought of President McCain.
But beyond that ONE vote, there will be no phone calls.
No emails forwarded.
No political debates.
No donations.
Nothing.
One less Democrat.
UPDATE: Apparently, there's some reading comprehension problems.
I know we need a bill. I never said "We don't need any bill."
I'm talking specifically about this ONE SPECIFIC BILL and calling it unacceptable.
I know we need to do something. This bill is NOT that something.
UPDATE 2: /sigh
I have not stopped volunteering, calling, knocking on doors, or convincing my family and friends to support Democrats. I am aware of how time works, and I am aware the Democrats haven't done anything yet.
This rant is an "if X, then Y" thing.