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The idea of depending on the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Hoyer, Emanuel, Feinstein, Clinton et al to improve the lot of average Americans is so awful that it makes me want to spend the rest of the decade with my head under the covers and a cyanide capsule at the ready.
I just have to wonder how it's come to this; how the quality of people who aspire to political leadership has deteriorated to the point that intelligent, creative, reasonable people are automatically weeded out, while the system self-selects for the most corrupt, rudderless, inept, cowardly fools we can find -- and then we lie to ourselves repeatedly until we're almost convinced that one of them is worthy of our vote.
We know from experience that they're dedicated solely to their own career advancement. They start positioning themselves -- as soon as the final word of their oath of office fades into the ether -- to collect that pot of gold that awaits them in a decade or so on the other side of the government/corporate revolving door.
I suppose the few exceptions -- Kucinich, Woolsey, Stark, Wexler, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Boxer, Feingold and maybe a dozen or so more -- give us hope that things can actually change and the voices of the people can someday drown out the sound of corporate bribes filling all those pockets.
But nihilism is a lot easier on the psyche. You're not constantly crushed at the daily betrayals, and you're even pleasantly surprised every now and then when they forget who they actually work for and do the right thing.
Will things improve once Bush/Cheney are gone (assuming they consent to leave on schedule)? Undoubtedly. How could the departure of the rottenest bastard of the 21st century and his mindless marionette fail to automatically make things better? Better yet, if they're actually indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to serious time, the largest and loudest party in world history would spontaneously break out on six continents and last indefinitely.
However, I'll keep the noise makers and the dunce hats in the garage for the time being. Nihilism allows me to remain sane and calm while expecting the worst -- and usually getting it.
Now leave me alone before I do something drastic, like drink too much cheap beer and suffer the consequences. :beer: :puke:
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