John Cole: This Is What Obstructionism + Nihilism + the Wurlitzer Looks Like

[muriel_volestrangler]

I think he's getting a little frustrated with party politics:

But here is the thing- we can’t do anything about it. I’m sure the House could pass a bill containing a small stipend for Americorps volunteers- in fact, I bet it would get a good bit of support. It might even be very popular with the entire country, as well as being good policy! Likewise, I bet almost all the Democrats and even some Republicans in the Senate would be in favor of passing that bill.

Except the bill would never pass, and I’m surprised James does not recognize that he is operating in a fantasy world. Once the bill hit the Senate, the fun would begin. Even though in the past there were probably numbers of Republicans who supported Americorps, the large majority of them would just flat out say no.

Wanting to negotiate in good faith, having never learned a lesson ever, the Democrats like Baucus and Conrad would slow down the debate to give the Republicans time to participate. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe would work for a couple weeks with Senate leadership, get a couple things they want in the bill, then sigh and utter their public regrets that they just can not support the bill. Chuck Todd, the Politico, and other dullards in the beltway media would run a few pieces wondering why Obama hasn’t reached out more to moderates. While this is happening, the wurlitzer’s media blitz starts.

First off, we all know who loves Americorp- the Clenis. From there, it is all downhill. Breitbart would seize upon the bill, and claim that the anonymous stipend is just President Obama seeking to pay off his campaign volunteers- just like the KHMER ROUGE, POL POT, STALIN, AND DUVALIER! They would find some innocuous aspect of Americorps and turn it into something that is no doubt worse than Hitler. Like, for example- Americorps VISTA:
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http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/02/11/this-is-what-obstructionism-nihilism-the-wurlitzer-looks-like/

There's much more at the link - well worth the visit.

[Uzybone]

1. I don't blame him. This nation is either stuck on neutral or going backwards

Congress is a useless organ at this point. The media is fixed, and the online "activists" are complete nihilists, only in it for snark and hate.

[Fumesucker]

2. I read that whole thread, it devolved into an Obot-Firebagger flamefest very rapidly..

But John Cole's rant was one for the ages..

I dug this out of the Balloon-Juice Avatar thread, it's effing hilarious..

And I looked, and behold a pale moose: and her name that sat on him was Palin, and the Teabaggers followed with her. And power was given unto them over the executive branch, to kill with fillibusters, and with budget cuts, and with gridlock, and with the rest of the Fox News demographic.

[ellie]

3. Kicking