“Please don’t claim anything changes if one party or the other is in the majority. Anyone clinging to that fantasy is delusional.” – C H Smith
If you really think it matters which political party controls the U.S. Senate, please answer these questions. Don’t worry, they’re not that difficult:
- Will U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast change from being an incoherent pastiche of endless war and Imperial meddling?Please answer with a straight face. We all know the answer is that it doesn’t matter who controls the Senate, Presidency or House of Representatives, nothing will change.
- Will basic civil liberties be returned to the citizenry?You know, like the cops are no longer allowed to steal your cash when they stop you for a broken tail light and claim the cash was going to be used for a drug deal.
Or some limits on domestic spying by Central State agencies. You know, basic civil liberties as defined by the Bill of Rights and the U.S. constitution.
Don’t make me laugh–you know darned well that it doesn’t matter who controls the Senate, Presidency or House of Representatives, nothing will change. Continue reading