i am still a liberal.

yes, i voted in the 2008 election for barack obama. i fell under the spell of his rhetoric and i fell in love with the platform of change he so boldly and staunchly planted himself upon. but i forgot the most fundamental piece of american political processes: the president can’t do anything unless congress says it is okay.

what do you mean?

the american president might as well be the british queen because they have no real power [well...they didn't have a lot until george w. bush decided to create power out of thin air] because of that lovely system of checks and balances. i think when our forefathers put the idea of that system in place, they were really banking for there not being a two party tug-of-war match that have our “rights” in the prize chest. unfortunately, they couldn’t see a couple scores in to the future to see what a monster politics have created.

back to the point.

i still think barack obama was the better choice over john mccain, mostly because joe biden saying things every know and then that make people feel uncomfortable is much better than sarah palin making us all look like backwoods morons that can’t read a map [or a book for that matter].

i was having a conversation the other day about republicans and democrats and we decided that republicans hate pretty much everything and the only thing that democrats hate are republicans. this is true.

what has obama done right?

well a few things:

1. told us the war in iraq was over: that was a smart move because the general, non-military population thinks that the war in iraq is over. sadly, we’re still sending troops there for “training” and “security” purposes. look, just say it. they are combat troops that have strict orders not to get in to combat.
2. waited for someone else to try to put a stop to “don’t ask, don’t tell”: also a smart move because while not fulfilling a crucial promise he made to the lgbt community during the election, he didn’t alienate any of his more moderate/conservative supporters who don’t like to think about gay soldiers.
3. completely buckled against the communications industry regarding net neutrality: this was great actually, because it promotes capitalist ideas. think about it, paying more for internet because you use more of it makes perfect sense [not at all], especially when you think about how expensive it is now. this would completely lessen the burden people who only use the internet to look at porn and check email have people who use it for legitimate things like looking at porn, checking email, checking facebook, and playing online games.  [net neutrality is like a buffet: regardless of how much you eat, you pay the same amount. it all equals out at the end of the day.]
4. massive stimulus package: this is the last and final one. this basically just gave the republicans a leg to stand on when they complain about big government spending. it also showed us all that countries like denmark and finland have the right idea and we should all switch over to a social democracy, but that won’t happen because it is a branch of socialism and most americans are stupid and think socialism and communism are best friends [they're not].

i’m done.

i don’t think i’ll vote again. not because of a specific reason, but mostly because no matter what you believe the person you vote for will do, it doesn’t matter because people that don’t want that will do everything humanly possible to ensure that the things you want don’t happen.

as always, comments and feedback are welcomed.

thanks for playing.

-the lumberjack.