Author: Gareth

On the comments of a recent entry, a conservative reader posted the following:

“If you want a certain opinion or state of political flavor only posting to your website then you should make that clear. I respect your ability to make roleplaying games and I enjoy your LJ when I can. That being said if my political leanings are enough to earn ridicule on this board then I should think there is nothing worthwhile here to read about.

So, I’m posting this to “make that clear.”

I have to live with you people every day. Your policies destroying what this country once was, your social and religious views dragging us back to the Middle Ages, and your all-but-open declaration of war upon intellectuals. I don’t think, therefore, it’s unreasonable for me to behave as I wish in my own journal.

If you don’t like it, you can do what you tell liberals to do: Shut the fuck up and live with it.

I have no respect for conservatives of any stripe. Moderates are welcome, if they still exist.

If you can’t live with that, if you would prefer that I limit my posts to Roleplaying Games, movies, books and other items of Geek Interest, too goddamned bad. There’s the door, don’t let it hit you in the ass on the way out.

Cindy Sheehan was arrested last night in the House Gallery, after refusing to cover up a T-shirt bearing an anti-war slogan.

That’s right: Arrested, for wearing a T-Shirt.

The charge? “Unlawful Conduct.”

They’re not even trying to disguise their nature any longer.

LINE ITEM VETO? Did that motherfucker say he’s going after a Line Item Veto?

That’s it, folks. Welcome to the new Monarchy. Massive executive authority in the hands of one man.

Why should this bit in particular chill you to the bone?

Take this example: A bill on topic X is passed, with a handful of Democratic proposals included as a bi-partisan measure to get the needed votes to pass. The bill gets on Bush’s desk. Bush croses out all the Democratic parts of the bill, then signs it into law.

He gets an Editor’s pen on ANY bill crossing his desk.

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Vote this year. Give this country a Democrat-controlled Congress, and maybe, JUST maybe, we can get this lunatic out of our lives.

EDIT: To head off the inevitable arguments from the Conservative Asshats who love to make unwelcome comments on this LJ: Yes, I know Clinton had Line Item Veto in 96. I was against it then, too….and was relieved when the Supreme Court ruled it Unconstitutional in 98. However, we all know that Alito and his buddies won’t say no to the King, now don’t we…..