Ah, the Senate Democrats: The Los Angeles Clippers of Politics

Like many of you, I am (or was) addicted to politics. I watch MSNBC, CNN, PBS, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert and even FoxNews.

But since the Democrats completely caved in on the Public Option, I honestly have lost interest. Seriously. I'm so jaded and disaffected right now that I couldn't really give a damn what these crooked Senators are up to. The same ones that were rallying so hard and crowing so loud on The Rachel Maddow Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann about how hard they'll fight for the Public Option and how they'll lay down on the tracks for it have lowered their heads and walked away muttering to themselves...you know, despite having a SUPERMAJORITY.

Such weakness. The inability to pass legislation despite having an overwhelming majority. This addiction to compromise even before you get to the bargaining table. The insurance companies rightly declaring victory as they successfully killed health insurance reform.

Someone please teach the Democrats that compromise comes WAY later in the negotiations. How do you lowball YOURSELF??? The Public Option was a compromise to begin with as many Democrats really wanted single payer. And yet, they stil managed to screw that up too.

It's too much. What's on Sportscenter?

Sports reference. I was all jazzed up with Barack declaring this 'a new time' in Washington but someone forgot to tell Harry Reid. In Obama, it's like the Democrats got a star pitcher but their hitters are the same group of bums that could never make the playoffs.

Common Sense is SO out of fashion: Obama keeps shoving this "hope" and "peace" nonsense down our throats

Have we become so Bushized that we, as a people, truly feel that might makes right and if you have a disagreement with someone who is weaker than you that it's perfectly acceptable to kick their ass until they see your way of thinking???

Have we really devolved to the level of a schoolyard bully in our foreign policy???

My support for Barack Obama aside, a presidential candidate has stepped forth who is proposing...hold onto your garters...that we actually TALK WITH our enemies as opposed to gassing up the planes and bombing them to the Iron Age.

My God. Have we come this low that a man with diplomacy and peace in mind as a first option is seen as naive and 'a dreamer'? Shouldn't that be par for the course. Have we normalized the PNAC/neo-con 'shoot first...ask questions never' approach to world affairs?

Remember, this is the guy who thought we should have restraint and wait until all the evidence was verified before we launched strikes on Iraq. Obviously, he is a man of some wisdom and vision.

The fact that a man like that with the idea that we can resolve our differences with a handshake as opposed to a cruise missile is lambasted is truly sad and an indicator that for all the talk of 'values' in our society, that we've truly lost our moral direction. I guess it's a good thing that Bush, Jr. wasn't alive during the Cuban Missile Crisis or else I'd be writing this from the radioactive wasteland that used to be America.

Hopefully, we can find our way soon.