No Public Option = No Peace!

What did I get for voting a straight Democratic ticket this last time?

NOT...ONE...FUCKING...THING!

I will not support any Democrats again for the rest of my life if they can't at a minimum pass the public option. We have a Democratic Prez, they own congress - and yet they can't do anything constructive in favor of a progressive agenda. Their collective bargaining strategy is to throw away the best option from the first and then water down an already compromised position until there is nothing left worth supporting.

Why aren't we 100% behind the Prez? Because he is not 100% in the leadership position. He can't get our support unless he champions goals worthy of our support. All this incrementalist bullshit is just that - bullshit!!!

I wanted single-payer. The Dems tossed that out without a second thought and tried for a public option instead. I have the distinct feeling that we can't even get that. You can't start bargaining from the middle position and expect to have anything like real reform. Real reform is to the left of the middle. It's thinking outside the box at this point. In 2009, true health care reform is a political impossibility. And we aren't hearing too much about Democratic leadership on the issue because all the important Dems have their lips firmly attached to and encircling corporate cocks.

Do we have financial reform? No.

Do we have mortgage reform or any meaningful foreclosure help for Main Street? No.

Do we have any significant oversight of the banking, financial institution, or insurance company bailouts? No.

Have they passed any legislation to return normal consumer protections to student loan debts? No.

So what have they done for me lately? Nothing.

Oh yeah, like I will ever vote for them again. For what? I can't even get a reach-around here while they are taking turns fucking my ass.