Democracy-Buster
January 22, 2021
Looks like the
honeymoon lasted perhaps 20 hours. There is currently something going on in the
early days of the new Senate that reminds me of the movies. The hero is faced
with two options, maintain his integrity by honestly answering when asked to do
something illegal – he doesn’t actually have to do it, just to say he will in
order to get on the villain’s good side. So often, the hero will not even
pretend to go along, preferring to remain true blue, thereby putting himself in
grave danger. The other option of course is to simply pretend to play along in
order to prevail in the end. Despite never even seeming to waiver, the hero
almost always emerges victorious. This is not a fucking movie.
I am referring to
the current dance around the filibuster. McConnell is trying to get new Senate
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to agree to never kill the filibuster in return
for…well, we’re talking about Malignant Mitch, so who gives a fuck what he’s
offering (though for the record, what he’s offering is something that is
typically given as a courtesy). McConnell is a proud hypocrite whose word is as
good as having a single square of toilet paper to keep you dry in a deluge. The
way I see it, Schumer has two options: 1) tell McConnell to go fuck himself, or
2) tell McConnell, “Sure Mitch, that seems fair enough. I promise not to mess
with the filibuster in order to win your esteemed cooperation.” Then, when the
time is right, like when McConnell tries to pull his usual shit, do a 180 and
kill the filibuster.
Meshuggeneh Mitch
McConnell’s
Meanwhile, Malignant
Mitch, who for several weeks helped prop up the lie that Joe Biden did not win
the 2020 election, thereby contributing to the attempted coup and violent siege
of the Capitol, is already threatening to essentially filibuster to prevent
Democrats from controlling Senate committees, something they won fair and
square, once again showing that Ratpublicans have no respect for the will of
the American voters or that thing we call democracy. All the more reason to go
with option #2.
The other thing
McConnell and his Sedition Caucus want is for us all to pretend their prolonged,
ultimately deadly attempt to overturn a secure and legitimate election never
happened. Unity Now! They are furious that their usual and customary means of stealing
elections was not enough to keep the worst president in American history on the
payroll for another four years. I may have mentioned this before, but I believe
it warrants repeating; sing it with me now, “Fuck Mitch McConnell.” You have to
admit, it does have a nice ring to it.
It is long past time
for Democrats to stop bringing marshmallows to a gunfight.
Gil Scott-Heron - B-Movie
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