[lbo-talk] Stop Flogging the Dead Donkey and Own the Power of a Spoiler

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Wed Jan 12 17:11:08 PST 2005


Jon Johanning wrote:


> Nevertheless, what I want to point out is that the Kerry voters did vote
> against Bush. A very obvious point, but people who are now crying, "Woe
> is us! The Bushies' juggernaut is overwhelming the world!" are being a
> trifle defeatist, I think. There are plenty of Americans who strongly
> disagree with Shrub's agenda, and it looks likely that he will not get
> much of it passed in Congress, given that his power as a lame duck will
> inevitably decline, and it's not that impressive even now, as Doug
> noted. Presidents do have stronger powers in foreign policy than
> domestic, but he's running out of military punch to run the world, and
> his floundering in Iraq shows that he doesn't even know how to use what
> he has.

Which stage of mourning is the ABB movement in this week? Anger? More denial? The arguments for further participation in the electoral process are more hollow than ever. Am I the only leftist here who rolls his/her eyes when I hear ABB liberals scream about how evil the second term of Bush II will be? If you folks really think that Bush II Part II is going to be that terrible, why aren't you in the fucking streets like they were in the Ukraine? Otherwise, some of us are just going to laugh in your faces. The Democrats = the Republicans. That should be abundantly obvious by now.

Is it going to be revolution or more Moveon whine and cheese parties?

Chuck



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