The American Thread of Mid-Term Elections (2010)

[themanwithnoname]

The Ghost of RubangB said:

leatherhat said:

>8 years of republicans fucking us

>vote Obama in alongside a big democratic sweep

>things start to get better, jobs return, important legislature passed, everythings looking better

>NO YOU CHANGED TOO MUCH WERE SCARED GIVE US BACK OUR REPUBLICAN FEAR MONGERS

 

Stay classy you dumb fuck Americans, I can't wait till the chinese destroy every single one of you

Don't blame me!  I voted for Optimus Prime and his "we need more Energon" platform.

But yeah... 2 years of progress scares the fuck out of this country.  There was actually a whole century between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Act.  Hell, in many states it was still illegal for married couples to have oral sex in their own bedrooms until 2003.  It's currently legal to be gay and in the military, but only if you live a lie.  It's ridiculous.  The whole country has a Constitution fetish, and nobody's even read it.

 

Well I look forward to seeing our new Republican overlords cut some spending.  I'm really excited to see which part of the government they want to shrink or destroy first, or if they see this as a mandate from the people to filibuster 100% of the legislation instead of just 99% of it.

Please tell me what piece of legislation this administration has passed that make bringing up the Emancipation Proclamation and Civil Rights Act a legitimate comparison. I'd love to know what we've "progressed" in. A higher deficit and higher unemployment? Ok, I take it back.