I’m opposed to the bailouts too, but let’s have some intellectual honesty here — which administration started TARP? Where was all the outrage over the last 8 years when the deficit was doubled? Where was all the outrage at spending 12 billion a month for six years on an unecessary war? The point is that everyone is to blame. Can you explain all of the “Impeach the Kenyan” and “Monkey see, monkey spend” signs too?
Why now? Why not 6 months ago or 6 years ago? The answer is that taxes are a convnient excuse to complain about losing an election. How many of the protesters make over $250k? Since when is a 3% tax increase — to what it was under Clinton and still lower than it was under Reagan — socialism and “taxation without representation?” Was Reagan a socialist? Who was it that said deficits don’t matter? Why were protesters of Bush v. Gore considered whiners and sore losers while tea protesters are “true Americans?”
I’m all for protesing and dissent — but at least be honest about what you’re protesting. You’re pissed that you lost — and that’s fine. I was pissed when I lost in 2000/2004, so I feel your pain. But at least man up and realize that elections have consequences. And if you don’t like those consequnces you can make your voice heard — where it counts — in four years.
The opposition has blown their load way too prematurely. What are they going to do when Obama proposes health care? What are they going to do when he proposes energy reform? How about stem cells? What about social security reform? Will there be any heads left to explode?
Or maybe you’re right and it’s all the fraudulent socialist Muslim Kenyan’s fault. Or maybe I’ve just had one too many Lost Abbey Judgement Day ales.
