Monday, August 10, 2009

Rebels Without A Pause


I am shedding a little "lyte" on outrage. Last year, right about this time, the rabid right started howling. During the campaign it was all about how Obama "palled around with terrorists" and whether he was a socialist or not. Things got ugly, and McCain tried to rein in the hate, but it is hard to put a fire out, you're better off not starting it in the first place. And what was the final result? Obama won the election.

Then we had the whole tea party debacle. This was another opportunity for angry people to get together and get angrier. This time over taxes, but really over the stimulus package. No one tried to rein in the wingnuts, in fact, one news channel help to aid and abet the hate. And what was the final result? The stimulus package passed into law and has now helped us to avoid a second Great Depression.

Now the mob has moved on to healthcare. I cannot for the life of me understand how anyone can get homicidal over healthcare. But they are. And again, no one on the right is trying to rein in the hate. And what will be the result? Reconciliation and the Republican will be shut out of the debate. Oh! And real, meaningful, helpful healthcare reform will happen.

My dog likes to bark at the wind. But it never stops the wind from blowing. Maybe the rabid right should take a cue from my dog.

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