Okay, I take back some of what I said yesterday, but in my defense I believe I said it mostly for dramatic effect. I saw snippet’s of Billy’s speech and I have to say, when taken as a one-two punch, I think the Clintons did a lot for mister Obama, and I hope it is enough to pull all the pinko-commie-liberals together.
I admit I did not like Mr. Clinton when he was in office, but my opinion of him went up after he was out of office, and once the W began to show us how bad it could really be. I’ve gone back and forth as to my opinion of him over the last few weeks. He kinda sorta bombed his wife’s campaign, and he only seemed interested in stroking his own ego and pointing out how awesome he was as president. I still think he’s a smarmy, slick bastard, but the dude can really bring it when he needs to and it looked like he delivered a pretty rousing speech. It got me excited anyway.
I’m not a 100% on ol’ Barak, his lack of any real experience is worrisome, and part of me thinks that it isn’t that big of a deal, or at least not as bad as they all make it out to be. But still. I will say that the guy seems to be getting some folks around him who do have experience and seem to be pretty steadfast, and hardy. I didn’t/don’t know much about Biden, but I’ve liked what I’ve heard so far. I’ve heard him described like this:
“Biden is a tough motherfucker. God tried to take him out with a double brain aneurysm, and Biden kicked God in the nuts. Don’t you want a Vice President who can kick God in the nuts and not be allied with Satan?” via RudePundit
So even if Obama is a panty-waist, wuss, liberal weanie, he’s got a rabid pitbull right behind him that’ll rip your neck out if you don’t hop to it. I kinda like that.

Seriously? Are there Democrats out there that are so fucking bat shit crazy that they’d actually vote for John McCain over Barak Obama because they really, really wanted H.R. Clinton womanning the helm. I’ve read a few articles, yeah, but like most things I go back and forth trying to decide if this is real or not. Like most things I think the truth is some where in the middle, but there are no doubt some whack jobs out there that are swinging the pendulum far and wide. I think they had a few on NPR yesterday evening.
I don’t like extremism, so I still cringe at people who so uninhibitedly go after Bush with every disparaging comment that they can muster, the more extreme the better. Hitler? Please, if you make that comparison you pretty much loose all credibility in my book (and I’m sure that hurts a lot people’s feelings). Still, as much as I like to root for the underdog, or make claims that they are misunderstood, and that they’ve fought the hard battle when it wasn’t popular, it’s very difficult to not say that damage has been done. It’s hard to deny that the middle class is in trouble, that the wealthy are getting richer, and that far too many US citizens are struggling far too much in a country as rich as this one is. Something has to change, and I’m really afraid that McCain won’t change things enough. The guy is not Bush’s twin, he’s not Hitler either, but at the end of the day I don’t think he’s going to help the folks who need it most, and we are at the point where we need to be paying attention to our own people.
And I’m a confused, uninformed white dude with conservative tendencies, so I can’t imagine anyone who registers Democrat would ever consider voting Republican. Just to prove a point? Just to show that you can throw a big old hissy fit because your candidate didn’t get the nomination, all the while putting the same party back in power that has allowed the country to get into the shape it has? That’s just stupid. But I was wondering if that’s the inherent problem with liberally minded people, with their high ideas and strong convictions. Are they too loosey-goosey? Do they all get too high minded with their great ideas about saving polar bears, and which all-natural peanut butter helps you lower your carbon footprint? To the extent where they really can’t unite in the face of such a determined and obvious opponent? I still think this is why Bush got reelected.
I’m worried, worried that it will happen again, worried that I’ll have endure another four years of fucking liberals grousing about how much republicans resemble Hitler. For the love of anything holy get your shit together and elect Barak Obama. Even HR Clinton’s speech at the convention seemed like lip service, she still seems bitter that she lost, like she couldn’t let it go. Sure she said what she needed to say, what she had to say, but she really didn’t polish Obama’s knob at all, though she got some kicks in at McCain. Maybe that will be enough to knock her rabid cohorts back into reality, so they’ll realize how crazy dropping Obama to prove a point really is.

Imminent doom, no less, my favorite kind. Evidently there is some nefarious tool for GMail that is going to be released that will haxxor your world, or something. Turn on SSL for Gmail, by going to Settings, and turning on “Always use https:” at the bottom of the General tab. Or flee for the hills, what ever option best suits you.