GRUMPY OBNOXIOUS POLITICIANS
AKA the GOP, The Republican Party
The GOP is now the “in-party”
that will be attempting to save multinational American corporations
millions in taxes, while preventing the billionaire class from becoming
extinct,
We haven’t yet heard even a
benign utterance from the previous groveling Mitch McConnell, on how he plans
to derail whatever Donald J. will be proposing to make America great again.
One half of those who voted
in 2016 will be constantly kvetching during the Trump years if they don’t get
their way (and they won’t). They may be joined by some of the 95,899,115 who
were eligible to vote (41.4 percent), who did not bother to do so.
That includes, among others,
Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers quarterback, and social activist, who doesn’t fully
realize his basic responsibility as a sell-proclaimed leader.
There were numerous
California ballot measures on important issues to his people that he could have voted on including healthcare,
pricing standards for drug purchases, the death penalty, firearms sales,
criminal sentences for juveniles, and marijuana legislation.
GROUCHY OBTREPEROUS POOPS
This GOP faction is lead by Mitch
McConnell, who is still the Senate’s Majority Leader. He proclaimed in 2010, “The
single most important thing we (the GOP) want to achieve is for President Obama
to be a one-term president.”
Mitch continued his
willingness to listen to all points of view when he gave an August 2016 speech
in Kentucky, in which he said, “One of my proudest moments was when I looked
Barack Obama in the eye and I said. “Mr. President, you will not fill the
Supreme Court vacancy.’”
Interestingly, when he was
elected Senator in the 1984 race, he won by only 5,200 votes out of more the
1.8 million cast. Colin, who says that their vote doesn’t count?
Perhaps that’s why Mitch
strongly opposes more enforcement on the right to vote, and with an estimated
net worth of $22,841,026, he also strongly opposes higher taxes on the wealthy.
He strongly favors never legalizing marijuana anywhere, especially in a state
like Kentucky known for its production of alcoholic beverages.
MITCH AIN’T ALONE
The GOP seems united in doing
whatever benefits themselves and their sponsors, which sounds like what the
Democrats were doing when they were in power.
On December 16, an Oklahoma
GOP lawmaker abandoned a measure that would have required public bathrooms
display anti-abortion signs, but only after an outcry from business and health
providers. They were concerned because of the estimated cost.
In North Carolina, the GOP
legislature was upset that their sitting governor was beaten in a run-off with
an opponent who was a “Democrat.” So, in
a last minute, year-end special session, lawmakers passed a bill on December
16, that will give the Republicans control of the State Board of Elections
during election years. They also passed several other bills that will limit the
new governor’s power.
Was there ever power to the
people, or only to the people in power?
When you look at al of the
changes in our once civil society, you must be aware that you should enjoy
where we are, for this is the best it’s going to be.
