Mercnbeth
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ORIGINAL: kittinSol
This isn't about agreeing or disagreeing with the administration. This is about people who cheer at the fact that the administration is facing serious problems. So, what's YOUR explanation for applauding with glee when bad shit happens? Is it a sign of mental imbalance, lack of maturity, and moral ineptitude? I reckon it is.
Yes - I think it demonstrates the same "mental imbalance, lack of maturity, and moral ineptitude" as does mocking any individual or political figure in lieu of presenting an counter argument documenting factual evidence. But you can't expect ignorant people to use that tactic - they come unarmed to the debate.
However in this case its interesting to note that not even the author is saying that the critics or even those "applauding" are incorrect. They just say they shouldn't disagree or be so vocal when their side of the issue proves to be correct.
Why is that? Pretty simple really - what other argument is possible? What Democratic action has even a trend of success to point to?
The Obama Administration's failure to date is somehow the result of some self fulfilling prophecy of those without the power to slow it down by filibuster? That is a very defeatist position and speaks of the weakness of the position of those needed it to rationalize a reason to point to someone else to blame.
I don't want Obama's Administration to fail because he and the Democratic Party have a filibuster proof majority. I want it to fail because, in my opinion, it is wrong. I am happy and will continue to applaud if this Administration's failure results in programs not being implemented that aren't productive or counter intuitive to correcting current economic conditions. The Chicago Olympics is but one of example of that. No Olympic effort since 1984 came in at cost and made a profit. That result was based upon private sector initiative. There was little of that in the Chicago presentation. I am happy and applauding that my tax money won't be used to fund a Chicago political machine that has historically defined corrupt, local politics. I do so if and when they fail on similarly poorly thought out plans because of my previously disclosed abhorrence of wasted resources.
You may feel differently so feel free to defend them; but I don't have any expectations nor can I point to anything generated from the Republican Party that also hasn't contributed to wasting resources. The difference is, you see a difference in the Parties, assuming that disagreement with the one currently in power is the focus. You now defend and/or promote issues like Gitmo's incarceration, escalation in Afghanistan, or even a sitting President taking three jumbo jets and two entourages from Washington to Denmark for a 5 minute speech. The idea that you'd be championing a similar effort by any Republican administration, pointing to it similarly as an example of the "DNC rooting against America" is laughable.
Disagreement in this case may look Party specific because the Democrats control both Houses of Congress and the Presidency. They 'own' the results to date. No amount of pre-election rhetoric can change that fact. However, it is incidental concerning my position. My overall lack of confidence in the current political system which is more fundamentally based. "Rooting FOR America" is impossible when actions and implemented policy is the result, bought and paid for, by PAC special interest contributions.
Of course you can't belief that I or any of the others who have a similar position aren't political party motivated because that's the position from which you determine most, if not all, positions that you support. To get another idea you'd have to consider a perspective that you can't relate. I think the author of the article has that same paranoid perspective.
Can't help him, or you.
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