Brian: You’re wrong about that revolution. As I pointed out to Partypup in another post, its entirely possible to have a revolution in this country without a shot being fired.
Jefferson was a strong advocate for such an “overthrow” and the beauty of America is that it allows for such a bloodless coup through the power of franchise.
There was a time when there were more than two choices of party to vote for (anyone remember the Whigs?) and there is no one to say that there can’t be again.
Brown’s victory in MA is not necessarily a complete repudiation of Obama (as some in the GOP are claiming), but its also not a testimonial for either party. Rather, as Pup, Zeit and Arraya have astutely pointed out, its a recognition by individuals throughout this country that their vote does have power and the power to reject “Business as Usual”. I agree with Neeta: This is some cool shit going on.
I could care less about either party, but I do care about my country. You can grind on, blasting away at Republicans for being narrow minded bigots (stay away from that mirror, Brian) and Dems for having great Progressive ideas/ideals (these being roundly rejected by the electorate), or you can recognize, as Pup says, that we’re at a crossroads in our history and the times, they are a changin’.
As the old Chinese proverb/curse goes: “May you live in interesting times”.
