I’d like to start writing on the Democrats, and President Elect Obama, but the republicans and their water carriers just won’t seem to quit. There is a pretty incredible “blame game” going on with them that pretty much sums up, in my mind, where these people are at. I suppose the most curious thing about all this is that I have a lot of friends who are republicans and they just don’t seem to be picking up on how ridiculous these people are. Most of these friends that I occasionally mention on this site are Christians and you would think that pathological lying would not appeal to them – but I just think they don’t pay close attention to what is going on and they get their info from Limbaugh, Hannity, and some of the Christian leaders who are inescapably culpable along with Bush/Cheney and the rest of them.

I have heard the republicans passing blame among themselves and trying to pass it to democrats and anyone else who might be convenient so that they can feel better about watching our nation crumble at the knees under their watch. Now, don’t get me wrong, the democrats aren’t putting up much of a fight and I am genuinely concerned about the direction that lies ahead based on what I’ve seen post election. But when the republicans like Hannity and Limbaugh are blaming the recession on Barrack Obama and then I hear people repeating such an absurdity – I don’t know who to be more disgusted with – the so-called water carriers or the people who are stupid enough to believe such ridiculous nonsense (my apologies to anyone I know who actually has bought into this lie – but, really, stop and think about how stupid this is! Obama won’t be president for another 45+ days – tell your republican buddies to face up to the fact that they have virtually destroyed our economy through massive deregulation and an illegal war fought using credit – of course they won’t understand this last point because the republicans use credit for everything).

I’ll say this about the republicans; they’ve got guts. President Bush continues to pass executive orders that are gutting environmental regulations as payback for his corporate donors while blaming democrats for stifling business, and I’m sure similar orders are coming down in other areas as well; I’ve just heard about the environmental abuses he’s committing. I’m convinced that he is going to do this right up until the last minute because he knows that the democrats do not have the kahonas to stop him or hold him accountable. He’s going to walk away and create his presidential library that will point out what a great president he’s been and the democrats will just stand aside and worry about “uniting.” While they’re uniting everyone, the republicans will be doing everything they can to undermine everything that Obama and company want to do. They have managed to get their 41st senate seat, and along with Joe Leiberman (and I don’t care about the caucus, the democrats unwillingness to hold him accountable for his disgusting actions during the last election – not only campaigning against Obama, but financially supporting republican senate candidates – makes me almost as sick to my stomach as the republicans do) the republicans are already talking about how they can stop any legislation in the senate. The gist of this post is the republican blame game – and I can virtually assure you that it will be full attack mode in the senate as they try to derail Obama’s presidency. They could care less about this country – they just want all the money and the power and will do anything to get it.

I’ve heard Bush blame the CIA and other intelligence agencies for the failure in Iraq – although he wouldn’t go so far as to say, in response to a direct question, he wouldn’t have invaded had he known that there were no WMD’s (of course there is ample proof that he did know there weren’t WMD’s and he disregarded the evidence because that isn’t why he went in there in the first place). Bush is also blaming the economic collapse on decisions that were made “as much as a decade” before he took office. The list goes on and it’s all absurd. What Bush is actually saying is that the buck stops somewhere else but here. I’ve even heard someone in his administration blame Jimmy Carter for the economic collapse – which is almost as absurd as blaming Obama. Now if you want to blame Ronald Reagan – you know the guy that they try to mention at every republican gathering – then maybe you’re making more sense. When the truth finally settles in about Reagan and the long term damage that was done under his watch – we might be placing him as a close second to GW Bush on the list of lousy US Presidents. He had a better grasp of the English language than Bush, but he didn’t have a better grasp of what his surrogates were doing than GW. And, as I’ve stated before, Clinton’s “looking the other way” from Iran/Contra in 1992 led to the last 8 years (it was the same criminals robbing us blind) and I’m deathly afraid that Obama is going to make the same mistake.

Right after the election the republicans in McCain’s campaign were blaming Sarah Palin for their loss. Of course they selected her in the first place so I found that a bit curious. But, after giving this more thought, as bad a candidate as Sarah Palin was – I believe that McCain would have lost by a lot more had she not been part of the campaign. He was a far worse candidate on his own. She did energize all of the so-called “base” who don’t look past what Hannity or Limbaugh tell them is the “truth.” Of course Hannity, Limbaugh, Dobson, Robertson, Falwell (while he was still with us) and the rest of the republican pundits (I really hate to call religious leaders “pundits” but that’s how low these guys have fallen) are lying pathologically. The saying: “If their lips are moving, they’re lying” really applies here! And they have become so good at it that they actually look as if they believe what they’re saying is true. And now republicans are blaming Palin for the victory of Saxbie Chambliss down in Georgia in the runoff for Senate as if a democrat even had a chance in that state – this really is a bit confusing – but that tells me I’m going to have to be listening to her for the next 4 years (although – don’t be surprised if the republicans are arrogant enough to come up with another Bush for 2012 or 2016).

A big part of the problem is that there is no one to call them on the lies. The democrats are too worried about how it would look if they actually put up a fight for what is right. The republicans are lying and breaking laws at a record pace, but the democrats don’t want to call them on it because it might prevent “unity.” THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS, I CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE I’M WRITING THIS!!! And by the time the democrats figure out what Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are doing to their party, they might be on the same path as the republicans, extinction. I can tell you that I’m about to look elsewhere. I gave money for the first time in my life during the 2006 election and was bitterly disappointed at the performance of the democrats once they had control of congress. I would have preferred stopping the government to caving in to Bush over and over again. And I gave money to Obama, more than I thought I would, based on promises that his vote on FISA would be rectified once he’s in office and that his attorney general would aggressively investigate the wrongdoings of the Bushies. I don’t think it’s going to happen.

And because of the yellow streak down the backs of the democratic leaders in congress they will be the brunt of exactly what they’re afraid of – the republican “attack machine.” Republicans control 90% or more of talk radio and a significant percentage of the broadcast industry along with the print media – and it won’t take them long to kick it into high gear. WE SHOULD GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT! Bush, Cheney, Gonzales, Rove, Addington, Feith, and anyone else who has violated our constitution and the rule of law should be prosecuted. Gonzales made a public spectacle of their willingness to lie and there hasn’t been more than a whimper – despite his clear perjuring himself on national TV – OVER AND OVER. Rove and others have thumbed their noses at congressional subpoenas, with no consequences. Cheney outed a CIA agent which is treasonous, with no consequences (his underling took the hit for him and had his sentence “commuted” and I can virtually guarantee that Bush will pardon “Scooter” Libby prior to leaving office). Cheney also instigated (along with Bush) the warrantless wiretapping program that has violated the rights of millions of Americans, still with not even the slightest hint that there will be prosecutions – even though each violation is a felony subject to five years in prison. And, of course, the number one topic of conversation on a lot of minds is the torturing that has gone on in this administration that makes us look like the people we are supposedly liberating the Iraqi’s from. There will probably be no accountability here either – other than to close down Guantanimo and maybe have a “commission” look into the abuses. The more I think about all this stuff and how the republicans are likely to get away with all this, I am starting to agree with them to some degree – there is a lot to blame the democrats for!