Death Knell For Conservatism
For any of my right-wing readers, I'm wondering whether the actions this week by our right-wing government have once and for all shone a light on the fact that the the number one principle of conservatism, i.e. the government stays out of the public's business, is once and for all dead. I won't get into (or even link to) the purely evil Bankruptcy Bill, or the morally corrupt comments on torture being spouted, or even the big fuck you to the world by the Wolfowitz and Bolton nominations. If you can look at even one of those acts by the right find understanding, then there's truly no hope for you.
No, I'm talking about the two big "actions" that Washington has taken this week: juicers and vegetables.
How is it the government's business at all whether or not a baseball player has taken steroids? How is the country benefiting from our taxes being used to not only persecute people currently in the league, but also those who retired years ago? How is this upholding the conservative stance of "little government interference"?
I thought this was going to be the ultimate lowpoint from Washington this week, seeing McGuire invoke the 5th... but oh no, then they had to go and act like total snot-nosed punks, and stick there nose where they had abso-fucking-lutely no right of going.
Aside from the the photo opportunities, and the ammunition that they think they'll be able to use come re-election time, how does the right have the balls big enough to subpoena a woman whose been a vegetable for 15 years, to stave off her having a tube removed so she can die in peace?
I admit, euthanasia is a touchy subject. It's not one that can be debated in a stupid journal, there's no easy answers, and it would most likely devolve into "culture of life" shouting match. However, can it be any clearer that this is NOT a job for government representatives? This is NOT WHAT WE PAY YOU FOR!!!!
So we come full circle... conservatives have officially become the biggest hypocrites in the world. They have officially become proponents of Big Government. What they say. When they say. "When we say jump, the only thing we want coming out of your mouths is 'off what building?'".
Moderate Republicans like Lushy need to realise that the Bush Administration is not "Conservative" or even "Republican" in the strictest sense. There's a reason they go by the "neo-con" handle.
And Holz, the one constant you will find as you analyse the actions of the Bush admin is this : Say one thing, do another. It's that lesson, over and over again. Say we're for little Government. Create huge agencies. Say we're having a Clean Skies bill. The bill allows for more pollution. Say we don't want a war. Plan the war long in advance and do whatever it takes to start one. Say we want peace in the Middle East and support Israeli atrocities. Say we want to "reform" bankruptcy laws and protect Big Business while shafting the little guy. Say Social Security is in peril, and undermine it and kill it. Say to the Russians that a free country demands a free press, but allow hookers like Gannon access to the White House and leave the Valerie Plame story alone. Oh, and prepackage illegal taxpayer funded propaganda disguised as news stories and tell the GAO/Congress to fuck themselves. Say we are fighting terrorism, and export more terrorism than any other country in history.
In my experience, the more you learn about the Bush Administration, the more disgusted you get.
I believe that was "Say we're going to Mars. Then cut funding to Nasa and even allow the Hubble telescope to fall into disrepair and out of orbit, and be destroyed."
Watching: Lost, Heroes, 24, Criminal Minds Listening: Brobdingnagian Bards Reading: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Playing: Final Fantasy XII Eating: Healthy...er Doing: Running... hopefully Wishing:
Comic Quote of the Week
"It's trying to end the suffering of everything. Do you want to discuss our options? Maybe together we can, you know, workshop?"
"Okay, best way to stop a ten-story godlike monster from destroying existence? I'm gonna go with hitting, you have anything?"
"You took mine."
Wesley and Angel, Angel: After The Fall #15
Who Am I?
Name: Holz Home: Sonoma County, California About Me: I'm a comfortador. See my complete profile
AKA: Ozymandias, DrOzymandias, Darth Angelus, Darque Feonix, Trip McNeely Kicking ass for: 29 years Job: UWing Systems Design Specialist Walking Theme: Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury Most watched movie: The Princess Bride Most read book: The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
"Let a man get away with fuckin' you once, you stay bent over so's he can fuck you again whenever he damn well pleases. An' if one man can do it? Another will too. An' another, an' another still. So's being fucked, that's yer life. 'Til who you were, you ain't. 'Cause all you are is an asshole." 100 Bullets #42
