Fun fun week in politics.
Surprised no one wanted to talk about the State of the Union Address, or perhaps the recent QnA session the president had with the congressional GOP.
My take is, Obama had some really, REALLY ballsy, eye-popping statements in both and seems to be trying to actually use some political muscle, which, before now, he hasn't really attempted. Whether or not he'll actually back any of his rhetoric up remains to be seen, but he had some of the most aggressive, damning comments I've seen in my short life from a sitting president. Comments directed strictly at the GOP, at Senate Democrats, and even the Supreme Court, which is pretty heavy stuff.
As for WHAT was said:
I'm inclined to agree with him on many counts, despite myself. The sitting GOP is basically a bunch of chucklefucks who are exactly the kind of people who won't trade with you in Monopoly and play for like, 5 hours when a game should reasonably be finished in 45 minutes.
Also, a Democrat actually called for an increase in Nuclear Power, and that made my heart flutter with joy.
There have been a lot of damning comments about the president, and really, I'm not sure how much of that is understandably his fault. It seems to me that if he's too left for you, you're crazy like my dad, because he's a pretty absurdly centrist president, and if he's too RIGHT for you, you're ALSO crazy, because really, a huge part of why things don't get done is directly the fault of the Senate being filled with the trolling assclown GOP and the senate Democrats being a disorganized blob of cowardice. (I picture Wade from USAcres if he were a high-ranking political official.)
