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It seems I'm delusional by Clyde 8:22 AM In my last column I asserted that this country is on the cusp of another New Deal era and for some inexplicable reason a reader thought I was being as delusional as George W. Bush. Now I have been called a lot of things in my life but intimating that there is anything similar between the Chief Chimp in Charge with me is a lot like comparing Fox News to journalism. According to the dictionary, delusional is defined as "a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact." In other words, you are being delusional if you think that Ann-dy Coulter is naturally self lubricating during sexual congress or that Bill O'Reilly can walk through the Loofa section of the local A&P without popping a chubby through his Dockers. It isn't delusional to recognize the similarities that brought about the New Deal and what is happening today. In fact, I believe it to be pragmatic at the worst and prescient at best. The fact of the matter is that this country is currently in a perfect storm for a serious upheaval in all matters political. Like it or not people are beginning to get as pissed off as Sean Hannity flying coach and it is only a matter of time before something gets done to appease the masses. I mean, think about it. During the Hoover Administration the only people making money were the ultra-wealthy and those lucky enough to have a job were scared that they were going to lose it. You had a president that believed the federal government did not have a responsibility to help the people because that was the job of State governments and private charities. The government had a pissed off military because it had went back on its promises and corporate regulation was a thing of the past. Is that not what we have happening right now? Admittedly, it isn't quite as bad as it was during the Depression but does anyone actually believe that the American people have been so dumbed down that they will not revolt like our great grandparents did and vote for change. Are we so stupid that we cannot grasp the realities like people whose morning constitutional ended with a page out of the Sears catalog? Granted, our parents and grandparents commuted to school in sub-zero weather with no shoes, uphill, both ways, ate dirt for lunch and were damn thankful for it, but come on! To the people of the era, a megabyte was a large spoonful of gruel, the remote control for the newfangled AM radio was the youngest in the room and it is believed that almost 2 million people thought the "War of the Worlds" broadcast was real! Puh-Leaze! Surely we are not that gullible anymore. I know that we are being force fed a daily serving of tripe in the form of the latest sighting of Britney's cooch or Paris tongue wrestling some guys nads like she was searching for the chewy middle, but have we not gotten just a little smarter than that? The fact of the matter is that people are tired of mega-bonuses for CEO's while Joe Six-Pack has to take it in the ass like an unwilling prison bitch. They are pissed that the presiDunce worries more about bringing freedom to the people of Iraq than he ever did for them. If truth be told, just as with the New Deal, change will not happen overnight. When FDR was first elected it was after the Democrats had made great gains in the congress in the previous election, just like now. The Republicans fought every initiative or piece of legislation pushed by the Democrats as if it was a Rush Limbaugh drug investigation, just like now. So until I'm proven wrong I'm sticking to my belief like I was Baghdad Bob repelling the Yankee Horde. If proven wrong, I'll blame it on the last tab of blotter I took in '85. (Side note: Dee, I did it just for you.) Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment



	you're right you are posted by Anonymous at 10:36 AM

	Clyde, Maybe being a Democrat is like believing the Bible and requires blind faith that I just don't have, but since in 7 years I have yet to see any Democrat stand up on their hind legs and stand for anything, I stand by my statement that you exibit signs of delusional belief. Your dictionary definition says it perfectly. But, saying you in any way resembled Bush was, I admit with true remorse, uncalled for, unfair and just nasty. It was unintentional I assure you and hope you forgive my fuckup. IT WAS AN AWFUL THING TO IMPLY! But without getting into a debate about it, I still maintain that not just you, but many Democrats just won't face the unpleasant truth of what has become of the party. And to suggest that an 'old time' Democrat is waiting in the wings to relive a one time set of circumstances and actually pass laws supporting labor unions, poor working people that don't attend $1000 a plate payoffs...er, I mean 'fundraisers', and the working class, then yes, ignoring 7 years of co-conspirisy is delusional. I just came from an article informing me that our new waterboarding, laws are not for the President 'Attorney General' is over the hump, so to speak since two of our 'Democratic leadership' decided to give him a pass is just more of the same and not even surprising anymore. And the beat goes on...But I am really sorry equating you with Bush, that was just a plain old fuckup. And I don't even think Bush is delusional, he's just crazy as a shithouse rat and evil. I hope you accept this apology in the spirit it's given. posted by NAFTA at 4:01 AM