I am a registered Independent. Why is that?
Is it because I am a radical who refuses to side himself with any
institution of authority? In truth, I am
too old for that shit. Am I afraid of
commitment and unwilling to deal with the marital strife that is inevitable in
any long term relationship? I have been
with my wife for over 20 years. And
remember, there is always make up sex (I just got an image of Harry Reid and
Paul Ryan spooning – damn my imagination!)
Am I afraid of losing? The
independent party is one of the most unsuccessful organizations of government
that has existed to this date.
So… if I am not a radical, I am
willing to commit and I am not afraid of getting my ass kicked in a fight, then
why do I refuse to align myself with either of the two political monopolies
that are running, and ultimately ruining this country?
This answer is simple. It is because I am a sensible, rational and
intelligent individual who realizes that I am only one of over 250 million
Americans in this country. I not only
understand, but I embrace the idea that I am not going to agree with everyone
who lives in this country on every issue.
My neighbor and I may both agree with increasing funding for our local
school system, but be at opposite ends regarding the gun control issue. He is still my neighbor and overall a nice
guy and my friend.
We all come from different
backgrounds. We have all lived a life
very different from one another, with different life experiences. This will obviously have a major impact on
who we are and what we believe in. I
even find my ideals very different from the young man that I was 20 years
ago. I currently hold very different
social and political view points than I did back then. What a stupid ass I was! My point is simply that we are all very
different people, with different opinions and beliefs, yet we are all
Americans. I hope that we could even
extend this idea globally and say that we are all human beings, but small steps
are how growth and success is achieved.
However, currently this nation and its political parties, especially the
republicans are, are in full retreat.
Progress has been replaced by regression.
I give the Republican Party
credit. It is not easy being a constant
asshole. Trust me – I know. I am an asshole. My own family constantly tells me I am,
followed by hugs and kisses. However, in
recent years I have no ‘X’s’ and ‘O’s’ for my elected republican representatives. In fact, since I wrote my book and have been
trying to feverishly promote it for the past 3 months, I have been an even
bigger ass and found myself exhausted. I
have not written a thing, tweeted or booked my face for the past month, simply
because I got tired of being a jackass all the time. And that is coming from a jackass.
So I have to at least admire the
Republican Party of today only for the fact that for the past 5 years they have
been nothing but obstructionist assholes, fabricating bullshit excuses to
reject every plan put forth by anybody but themselves. They continue to do this despite the fact
that all polls show majority of Americans support for issues such as
responsible gun control laws (although Democrats are not doing a good job
either), higher taxation for the wealthy, reduction in corporate tax loop
holes, reasonable regulation of big business, especially banks, reduction of
our military spending, support for our education system, rebuilding our
infrastructure and for the party that is bent on minimizing government and
allowing people to live their lives free from big brother watching, get the
fuck out of the bedroom and let gay people marry! Who gives a shit what two consenting adults
do in the privacy of their own home! They’re
not going to storm into your house and force you to watch. It is not going to turn anyone that does not
want to, to their ‘dark side’. Let
people live their lives with whomever they wish and everyone else stay out of
it! We gave civil liberties to blacks
and women because it was the moral thing to do, and that is what a moral
society does. We are failing our fellow
Americans by not extending to them the rights we hold so dear for ourselves,
and that is just being a fucking hypocrite. Republicans can take solace in the fact that
if hardworking gay Americans are allowed to marry, think of all the lower taxes
they will have to pay when they file jointly.
So, in conclusion, my only advice to
the current Republican Party is to take some time off from being complete
jackasses. Try cooperating with others
who think outside your box, especially when they represent the majority of the nation. Experiment with the concept of compromise and
smile sometimes, instead of crying. Trust
me, you may actually feel better about yourselves and maybe even return to a value
system that I used to respect. Keep
walking down the path your taking and it won’t be long until you become an
endangered species. Then you’ll be
crying to the Government for protection.
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