Reply #78: every time I read of Holy Joe blocking some Dem Bill... [View All]

[bread_and_roses]

...all I can think is Karma...How do you like him now? You all backed him, over the will of the Primary voters in your own Party, one of the many long nails driven into the coffin of the so-beloved notion around other fora here that we on the ground should only challenge our Dem candidates in primaries but must rally round once "the people" have spoken - no matter how loathsome the D on the ballot. (I should clarify that the "you" I refer to is the Dem establishment.)

And then I think...wait...what do you want to bet that the other Ds, when bargaining with their Corporate Masters in back rooms, say, "listen, I have to back this (whatever Bill has some shred of sanity) 'cause the "unwashed" back home will expect it, but don't worry...we always have Holy Joe to throw the wrench in the works...we have you covered, so just keep those $$ rolling my way."

It's all a sham. Just like Obama, miserably failing at looking leader-like because he won't do the obvious and put the US gov't in charge of the clean-up, freezing all BP's assets (or whatever the right word is for giving US first draw on every cent they have) while making BP pay every cent it costs - including the fuel oil for all those Coast Guard ships and every hour of their pay, maintenance, etc. - and putting their engineers, scientists, everyone else under OUR supervision, tries to cover his own subservient status by fake "kick ass" comments and empty promises.

None of it any more real than a performance of "Annie" on stage, but lacking the charm and fun of the production.

However, no matter how our Corporate Stooges in DC try to play it out, this time Daddy Warbucks (AKA BP) may be truely down for the count - he's already stollen every cent in Annie's little piggy bank, and no end in sight.