Obama's speech

Obama's speech was the last straw for me.  This morning after work I contacted the Chair of the Democratic Committee here in Henry County and resigned my seat on the committee.  To be fair it was more of the reaction that came from local Democratic action before the speech as well as their new found passion after the speech--as if all of a sudden now was the time to contact their Representative that broke the figurative camels back.   

A real political party would have been pounding the pavement and sending out calls to action from their county parties to educate voters on what was going on.  Demand that Obama take Social Security and other cuts off the table and demand a clean bill.  Political Parties are political machines.  The fact that Obama came out in the speech and pretended both parties were partially at fault---because thats what the polls tell him he should say-- was just one more example of his preference for being President rather than being a leader.

This "debt criris" is a fabricated emergency and anyone paying attention knows it.  The nation isn't going broke--we have a long term (public and private sector) health care spending issue not a government spending problem.  But the silence from Democratic leaders--elected and otherwise--tells me the belonging as a member is not something I can stomach; just don't have the heart.

I'll of coarse stay engaged and will look to find local candidates to work for--they'll inevitably be running on the Democratic ticket as its the reality of the political situation.

But for now i've got to back away from a party that toes the line and  jumps when a Democratic President says jump.  Its just not a good idea.  Sometimes you are standing at the edge of a cliff.  All of this is so similar to the run up to the Iraq War.  The silence from Democratic leaders in this state over the past few weeks has been deafening.  I'm going to fold for a few hands. 

"Madness is rare in individuals - but in groups, parties, nations, and ages it is the rule."  --Friedrich Nietzsche