2010: “Making beds!” (UpdateX2)
With much reading of late as to what lie ahead in 2010 on the political scene, my Hiney Shiney is telling me there will be lots of bed making. Making beds to lie in, sit on, cry on or screw on or whatever, in any case, it will be a bed methodically prepared by its potential occupant with full knowledge of accepting the consequences of whatever happens when it is used. One can never be absolutely confident as to how one will sleep on a given night. “A bed is a bed is a bed!” would be the cry of reality and the other reality would be, “If it is your bed, you have to eventually lie in it and deal with it!”
My Hiney Shiney tells me in 2010 there will not be the mass demonstrations and blood curdling events to satisfy the thirsty oligarchy. The only public display of civil disobedience for their TV cameras to chronicle and manipulate will be the ones they themselves will have successfully and surgically manipulated. The oligarchy will not be able to produce such manipulation upon the more than ever determined bed makers and that will bother them and they will spend lots of money in response.
With the bottom sheet flying across the bed, with each tucking of the corners and with each top sheet thrown and with each fluffed pillow placed underneath more bedding, the bed maker will be making decisions; long and thoughtful ones.
Decisions like whether to canvas for the upcoming mid-term elections; what message would be the strongest to send to Pres. Obama and Rahm Emanuel; whether or not the positives outweigh the negatives with the local officials on the ballot or even bother to vote at all; whether to do the phone banks again this year or whether to just say “Fuck it!”
Finally, my Hiney Shiney is telling me there are those who have already started making their beds. A “jump-start” so to speak and you, as the bed maker, are very aware whatever your decision, this bed you are preparing is the one you will have to lie in on Tuesday night, November 2, 2010 and beyond.
As always,
BB
P.S. As a disclaimer, I must confess my Hiney Shiney is not infallible. It's gotten kind'a old. (Smile)
(Update) Fool’s Gold? This is but one more issue to ponder.
And
The Perils of Passivity
By DAVID MICHAEL GREEN
Excerpt:
This is precisely where we are now. It absolutely defies the imagination that the Republican Party hasn’t been sentenced to death by hanging, drawing and quartering after the crimes of the last decade. But no, remarkably, they are in the midst of an amazing revitalization now, courtesy of their aggressive deceits and the utter capitulation of the party nominally in charge.
And
There are three things that Democrats absolutely don’t understand about the notion of assertive leadership. First, if you don’t do it, you won’t achieve anything. The American political system, as created by the Founders, is designed to produce utter stasis, the only exception being, well, exceptional moments. Second, no one will follow you, if you don’t lead. Leadership is crucial to substantive achievements, but it also has its own intrinsic rewards. People want to be led, and they want to believe in their leaders. Indeed, they will follow strong leaders, like Ronald Reagan for example, even when they disagree with their politics. On the other hand, if you project fecklessness, they will tend to despise you, sometimes even though they like your ideas.
Read more at:
http://www.counterpunch.com/green01042010.html
My Hiney Shiney tells me in 2010 there will not be the mass demonstrations and blood curdling events to satisfy the thirsty oligarchy. The only public display of civil disobedience for their TV cameras to chronicle and manipulate will be the ones they themselves will have successfully and surgically manipulated. The oligarchy will not be able to produce such manipulation upon the more than ever determined bed makers and that will bother them and they will spend lots of money in response.
With the bottom sheet flying across the bed, with each tucking of the corners and with each top sheet thrown and with each fluffed pillow placed underneath more bedding, the bed maker will be making decisions; long and thoughtful ones.
Decisions like whether to canvas for the upcoming mid-term elections; what message would be the strongest to send to Pres. Obama and Rahm Emanuel; whether or not the positives outweigh the negatives with the local officials on the ballot or even bother to vote at all; whether to do the phone banks again this year or whether to just say “Fuck it!”
Finally, my Hiney Shiney is telling me there are those who have already started making their beds. A “jump-start” so to speak and you, as the bed maker, are very aware whatever your decision, this bed you are preparing is the one you will have to lie in on Tuesday night, November 2, 2010 and beyond.
As always,
BB
P.S. As a disclaimer, I must confess my Hiney Shiney is not infallible. It's gotten kind'a old. (Smile)
(Update) Fool’s Gold? This is but one more issue to ponder.
BREAKING: Dems "Almost Certain" to Bypass Formal Conference
by mark louis
Sun Jan 03, 2010 at 09:25:18 PM PST
Comment:
What this means (10+ / 0-)
is that the House bill gets scrapped completely and the Senate bill gets shoved through the House. It means that Nancy Pelosi thoroughly caved in.
The idea that it gets past the GOP somehow is simply ridiculous. They only have 40 votes. That's not enough to filibuster.
This is a wholesale sell out by the Democrats. And remember how your president said that we shouldn't make a fuss -- that he would step in at conference time and assert his authority?
Well guess what? No conference time.
Completely and thoroughly sold out, no matter how much the minions try to spin it.
Sink Specter!
by joanneleon on Mon Jan 04, 2010 at 12:05:54 AM PST
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/4/821664/-BREAKING:-Dems-Almost-Certain-to-Bypass-Formal-Conference
And
The Perils of Passivity
By DAVID MICHAEL GREEN
Excerpt:
This is precisely where we are now. It absolutely defies the imagination that the Republican Party hasn’t been sentenced to death by hanging, drawing and quartering after the crimes of the last decade. But no, remarkably, they are in the midst of an amazing revitalization now, courtesy of their aggressive deceits and the utter capitulation of the party nominally in charge.
And
There are three things that Democrats absolutely don’t understand about the notion of assertive leadership. First, if you don’t do it, you won’t achieve anything. The American political system, as created by the Founders, is designed to produce utter stasis, the only exception being, well, exceptional moments. Second, no one will follow you, if you don’t lead. Leadership is crucial to substantive achievements, but it also has its own intrinsic rewards. People want to be led, and they want to believe in their leaders. Indeed, they will follow strong leaders, like Ronald Reagan for example, even when they disagree with their politics. On the other hand, if you project fecklessness, they will tend to despise you, sometimes even though they like your ideas.
Read more at:
http://www.counterpunch.com/green01042010.html
posted by BB at 12:10 AM
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