how offensive can some US politicians get?

[realthog]

 
I'm not a Dem, I'm not a Rep -- in the great tradition of American Democracy I must pay thousands of dollars a year in income taxes yet I'm not allowed to vote. So I'm the ultimate nonpartisan and I certainly can't belong to any political party beyond the one that is

THE PARTY OF ME

The party that has ethical standards which include neither "rendition" of people so that they can be tortured nor straightforward torture itself.

The party that has ethical standards which include that torture and terror are what barbarians do.

The party which thinks invasion of foreign countries is what Hitler did.

The party which would regard anyone who fills their diapers in horror at the notion of "socialized medicine" as someone upon whom "socialized medicine" should concentrate resources: "You are that stupid?" I've lived through the UK's NHS (efficient, cheap, works) and also through (perhaps) the American equivalent (expensive, is so crippled you can't believe it).

Every time I say anything of this, up pop Bill O'Reilly clones who tell me I'm a Democrat. Oh, and a lefty. Liberal -- that's a Big Bad Wonderword, "Liberal" is. I'm not a Democrat. I cannot be a Democrat, in the same way that the guys who dumped tea into Boston Harbor weren't Democrats: they were guys who weren't allowed to vote. Me, I'd like to align myself with a whole bunch of other people who weren't -- and aren't -- allowed to vote.
 

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[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Hey...I'm not a Dem or a Rep either. Neither party represents me.