I promised myself a long time ago that I wouldn't let politics drive me to drink, but I've already had two doubles in the forty minutes that have passed since g-dub walked off the stage. so if this rant comes out a little raw, it's the gin talkin.

Let's forget about all the stupid bullshit about health care and marriage and just face the facts: There was a $127b surplus when Bush took office. There is now a $374b deficit. The largest budget deficit in US history. 2.4 million people have lost their jobs since Bush took office. That's the largest one-term loss since 1929. 43.6 million people in this country have no basic health coverage.

Nothing that asshole said tonight addressed in any way what was going to be done to solve those problems. If he continues on a path of excess spending, tax cuts for the rich, favors for his corporate pals, hegemony, and knee-jerk foreign affairs and we will all suffer. If this man is allowed to continue to serve for another four years, when the threat of re-election is no longer a problem, we will all suffer. If G-dub continues to pass off his responsibilities to UNELECTED officials and neo-con yes men while taking record ammounts of time off at his ranch in Texass, WE WILL ALL SUFFER.

IF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC DOES NOT WAKE THE FUCK UP IN THE NEXT NINE MONTHS, WE WILL ALL SUFFER.

and I'll be the one laughing and shouting "I told you so!"

-slacker