I Thought He Cancelled Campaign Appearances?

Politics has always been about choices. The policies that any one person campaigns on proves that. Whether it's pandering, being a shill for lobbyists or the biggest donors, or an earnest belief in something, politicians every 2, 4 and 6 years hit the trails and hope we'll buy what they're selling or believe in their belief. "I can do it better than my opponent, give me the chance to prove it or, I've done it better than my opponent ever could." Sounds sexual, eek.

Now however? That's not the message. Now the message, the underlying/overt theme is, "Pick that guy over there? Yea, the world ends. The sky will split in two and America...will be no more."

There's this blind hatred that's invaded politics, trying not so cleverly to mask itself as just normal hard fought campaigns. There was always these wack-a-do's, the people in the crowd, supporters who are the over-the-top fanboys, spouting the most crazy shit.

Ideological sycophants who embarrass their same party counterparts, who wish they'd just shut the fuck up and quit being the potential party representative that someone of the opposition, or someone not affiliated with any party, might talk to. "Oh Jesus Christ, Bob's over there talking to the new campaign workers! Get over there now and get them away from him before he runs them off!"

Ohhhh, not now though. Bob's the guy who's running for fuck'in office! The bat shit crazy guy who people begrudgingly tolerated because he was another vote, is the frigg'in representative voice of reason! Holy Shit! The guy who talked about communist infiltrations in Government, his hatred of all things opposition, of a President not really being American, how politics is outright war, how he's proud of gridlock in congress and the senate because it keeps a "mad man" at bay, how anyone who isn't Christian or Republican can't be trusted...ever, any effort to compromise is tantamount to treason and compromise is NEVER an option, how being wrong about something or distorting a truth isn't really dishonest or in error...if you don't believe it is, or it's for a *greater good*.

Yup. That asshole, right there, he want's to be the person with the legislative authority to pass laws. That guy. The one you prayed wouldn't come over to say Hi if he saw you out and about...and if he did...you doubled down on your prayer that he wouldn't talk politics in front of your friends. He's become 'acceptable'. Hell, he's not just acceptable...he's preferred. Welcome to a post President Obama landscape. He exposed an underbelly, long since denied, that IS alive and well in this nation. His mere presence in the oval office, before he did a single thing as President, called to the forefront every crazy muther fucker and put their ignorance on display, unashamedly, because all the other crazy muther fuckers and the ones previously embarrassed by them...united into one gigantic ball of crazy. Validating one another, like kids validate one another. Since they agree it would be cool to light gasoline on fire, the consensus makes it legitimate and reasonable.

I just wanted to rant. My arms and hands are tired today and I figured if I was going to exhaust them for the remainder...I'd do it here.