Clowns to the left, jokers to the right...

My apologies, I have been offline raising kids, rehabing my back, and generally laying low. But, the current state of affairs compels my return to the blogosphere.


Quite simply, the political situation in America is not viable, sustainable, or acceptable. I can't help but think this is an amazing time to be alive in, though. We can safely conclude that both Republicans and Democrats are completely beholden to whatever they perceive to the source of their privileged lives. Hey George, Thomas, and Samual Adams (the founder, not the gay, pedophile, cheating mayor of P-town), it's revolution time.


Let me indulge some Eastwood and Wayne fantasy. Imagine no apathy. Imagine all the people having the guts of the Iranian protesters. Imagine a million people in every city asking for one thing - that every single currently sitting political leader and mega church pastor step down, no matter what their party affiliations, no matter their rank. Imagine the newsoids reporting reluctanly about a true grassroots revolution. Imagine day three of the protests. The governing elites would try to save themselves by asking the masses to "respect the process". To ensure that "the process" - that devolved excuse for American democracy that we now live with - they will dispatch riot police and national guard peace-keepers. It will be like Iran. The government will insist that the election was legitimate and that any opposition is illegal. Fortunately, a few "loonies" will refer us all back to binding agreements like the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, etc... But unlike Iran, we have the Second Ammendment. Not all of our daughters will be shot in the heart by rooftop snipers. Not all of our protesters just throw rocks.

Oh sorry, I got all "American revolution" dreamy eyed. Back to reality, ask any Iranian what is on his or her mind right this second and they will tell you "freedom". Ask any American the same question and the reply will be, "dammit, hold on, I got a text, crap Dutch brothers is closed, now what? mind? mind? I don't know. Do these jeans make me look fat?" And that's just the men.

And so for now, the clowns and jokers have nothing to worry about.