The "Evil" of Obama

"Its precisely the seductive attraction of Obama's brand of evil which makes his worse than Bush's. IMHO. I have always disliked the slick talkers more... Obama is the sweet poison pill, Bush is the noose and the tall chair- there's more than one way for Liberty to commit suicide."

"Obama is the more effective evil because his brand makes many think everything will be OK. Bush was actually the worse evil, but because everyone knew he was evil, many were able to oppose him..." -Facebook Comments

Yes. How dare Obama bring our troops home, repeal DADT, and explain to the American people in open and plain language that Congress is responsible for changing the laws, while the Executive Branch executes and enforces them?

How dare he utilize progresses in technology that allow for remote-controlled robots that could just as easily be equipped with cameras and microphones to record police misconduct as they can be equipped with guns and missiles to launch military strikes?

How dare he authorize stem cell research that has revolutionized the nature and face of modern medicine, literally changing peoples lives for the better?

How dare Obama push for legislation that would protect and feed starving children? How dare he support education and job programs in the face of an obstructionist political party who are clearly hell-bent on siphoning every dollar to the top-most levels of wealth and blatantly push that agenda whenever possible?

If you're looking for a perfect politician or system of Government, give me six months and a $20,000 advance and I'll write you a professional-quality political Sci-Fi novel. Expecting any Politician to be able to operate without engaging in, y'know, *politics* is naive beyond reason. The entire point of Politics is to engage in compromise and deal-making so that macro-level functionality still operates (like social programs, infrastructure, society, etc.), even though nobody gets everything they want. That includes Obama, who is, in fact, tied by whatever contracts, agreements, policies, deals, and treaties that Bush2 made, even if he doesn't like or agree with them. Some of these dealings may have come with Non-Disclosure Agreements or Clearance Levels, meaning that the President has to smile and nod, knowing that neither he nor any other President can do dick-all about, because as previously mentioned, *Congress* has to change the laws, and knowing that if he even hints at their existence he's guilty of Treason. Former President Carter basically confirmed in an interview that there are secrets that the President has to take to his grave. You try to tell me that you haven't had to do things in the course of your job that you weren't happy with, didn't feel conflicted about, or wish you didn't have to do, and I'll call you a damn liar to your face.

Personally, I think the end to a lot of this nonsense is to start questioning and criticizing why certain kinds of political authority were given to Bush2 in the first place via laws like the Patriot Act and Protect America Act, rather than freak the hell out that Obama's still utilizing legislation that's still on the books. Consider this: if Obama *didn't* utilize the Counter-Terror infrastructure put into place by Bush2, how fast would the Right be attacking him for being Soft on Terror even more than calling him a Socialist Mooslim?

If you're looking for realistic answers for why things are still such a mess, you might start by looking at the Republican's successful Gerrymandering of certain states in 2010. That's the reason we're still dealing with flaming obstructionist assholes like Bachman, Ryan, Rand, and Boehner. I'd prefer to dig out the corrupted rot that we can plainly see, that's clearly and obviously impeding the basic functions of Government, before trying to topple the one guy that all of those people seem to hate so goddamn much that they're willing to forgo any and every other political purpose other than destroying him.

If you're still looking for a fantasy land in which Politics is clean and Politicians are clear-cut morally on one side or the other, my 6-month/$20,000 novel offer is still on the table.

Thoughts Reposted From A Vacation In A Non-MMJ State

Some days are worse than others...

This morning, sensory overload got so bad, I thought I was going to puke. That rarely happens to me... Almost never when I have extremely high levels of THC in my system.

My fiancée can get my stress levels down quickly and efficiently to prevent lasting dysfunction, but when I'm not around her...

It's agony. Fucking *torture*. I literally cannot help but feel *everything*. The clothes on my body, the seat under me, anything that I happen to be touching... Even my teeth closed together in my mouth.

I can't *NOT* feel it. >.<

Respect and Dogma

Since some people seem to keep getting confused about this point...

Yes, I am intolerant of Dogma, because Dogma itself is intolerant of anything that isn't it.

No, that does not mean I run into Churches on Sunday and piss in the holy water while burning a Bible.

No, that does not mean I'm a flaming Atheist who thinks all Religious believers are inherently bad people. That would be Dogmatic.

Religion and Spirituality is a personal relationship with the illogical and unknown. My Religion and Spirituality are based around the idea that Faith should not be invoked to shield/hide from rationality and scientific discovery that makes people uncomfortable because it makes them critically think outside of Dogma.

You bet your ass I'm pretty goddamn intolerant of modes of thinking that impede intellectual progress, because that in turn impedes human evolution. As Bill Hicks said, "You know our evolution didn't stop with thumbs, right?"

But accusing me of being "mean" or "intolerant" toward people...

If someone wants talk about differences in opinion when it comes to theology, I am happy to engage them in philosophic, intellectual conversation and discourse without being a dick about it. That respect for differing viewpoints vanishes when the claim is made that an idea is wrong because God and the Bible. BECAUSE THAT IS DOGMATIC.

I fail to see why I should respect Dogmatic thought and those who actively try to impose it on the world. That doesn't mean I go out of my way to be actively hostile to random Christians... Unless they're being dicks to me first with their fucking Dogma.

Done with Boozers

I've never had a bad time specifically because of pot.

I've had plenty specifically because of alcohol.

This weekend has only served to reinforce why I can't fucking stand sloppy drunks. Having a few to relax is fine, but when you start arguing with me about your noise level or your "right" to party where I fucking live... When you can't seem to *help* but contradict anything I say about your level of intoxication, or believe them when someone says "Hey, you're pretty wasted", then you need to find somewhere else to go. I'm done with that.

Don't act no Stupid, won't be no Stupid.

Top Three Myths of the Medical Marijuana Patient

My second article, published in Toke of the Town.

http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2012/07/top_three_myths_of_the_medical_marijuana_patient.php

Denial of Reality

Obamacare is a go, says the Supreme Court.

Oh no, says Rand Paul. Just because the Supreme Court says it, that doesn't make it Constitutional.

Sorry, bro.  5-4 Decision is majority.  If Dubya's Presidency was legal, then this is damn well Constitutional.

Sanity is the pursuit of Reality at all costs.  If the Right-Wing refuses to accept Reality, what does that make them?

Rules and Intellectual Property Crap

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