My views on politics, life, death, the army, and other things too miscellaneous to mention here. This is a personal blog. This blog is 100% factual.
Bill Duckwing
Poet, Author, Journalist
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"There are some myths and untruths surrounding the role God plays in our daily lives. To say that religion and politics do not mix, is certainly a myth, unless you ask a liberal. Anything that affects a Christian (and voting is one of them) — enters into the religious realm. Trying to separate the two is like trying to separate oil from a glass of water, it's impossible to do. "
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
A House of Cards
Two and a half years ago, the start of the Iraq War and incidentally the start of my blog, I would have never in a million years believed that things would have flipped out and gone overboard quite like they have. The House of Cards has simply toppled over, and while I have to pinch myself now to get over the apparent easiness and suddenness of the toppling. At the same time, I realize that we all always knew the essential truth all along with these guys.
Despite the fact I've posted about a number of things over the years, I think this has always been a shoot the shit political blog. An experiment, sure, but basically political in bent. It was conceived in anger. We were going to war in Iraq, and both me and my girlfriend were getting tired of me screaming about every stupid thing going on with Bush and his administration on a daily basis. So I figured, hey, maybe I can vent online somewhere? So this became the spot for it.
At the time, I guess I felt that our side, the Democratic party, liberalism, progressivism, whatever the hell you wanted to call it, was the proverbial shot and wounded deer, waiting for the bear to tear it's head off and, I don't know, drink the blood from it's head like it was a chalice...or something. Sorry, but I'm not very good with metaphors. My thing was to take the wounded deer, and imagine it as this thing laying in wait. If you crossed the line, sniffed too much glue on the way over, and decided to be stupid enough to do a little victory dance over the deer carcass, the deer somehow has the ability to become this rapid crazy resurrected thing with the power the bite big heads off.
That was the theory. I mean, I wasn't intentionally trying to take down the administration or attempt to convince anyone what to do or believe. My goal was always to attempt to give a little humor and mirth back to the people who believe in this country, but became disillusioned and cynical in the post 9/11 world.
Another thing. We'd be much better off if we took this Democrat/Republican - Liberal/Conservative thing-o way less seriously. Being a partisan is a part of being human, for some reason. I understand that. But they're just clubs. I'm not orthodox enough in my thinking to call myself a Democrat. But I sure liked being in the club the last few years. I guess if I really had to work out my politcs I'd be libertarian who also happens to be a partisan Democrat. I can count on one hand the number of times I've voted for a Republican, and I can also say the majority of the time it was because it was an uncontested seat. But while I can find myself agreeing in theory with 75% of another libertarian Republican's positions (say, like John Cole of Balloon Juice), I'll still end up voting Democrat down the line while he votes Republican down the line, and then we end up with no practical congruence in opinion whatsoever. That's why our parties suck.
But for our leaders, it all comes down to money. Conservatives say they have principles, and I do believe them to some extent. Though I think the partisanship factors in a great deal more than they'd ever admit. But this administration is so corrupt, and has absolutely no principles, not even conservative ones, except for money. Conservatives pundits like Andrew Sullivan and (well, there's more, but I can't think of any more off the top of my head) have no finger stuck in this honey pot, so they're understandably nervous about this administration.
This will be my last post here for the Apple Coda. It's been a fun ride, but I think it's served my purpose. When it comes to David and Goliath match-ups, I generally only get involved when it seems like David's going to lose big. I bought a domain over the summer, which I'll link here when I get it hosted and have some content up. I also got picked up for a group political blog awhile ago, so I'll have an outlet to write on politics when or if I feel a point should be made.
Goodbye, and enjoy the rest of the show.
-duckwing, at 5:26 PM
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
The Problem with Jerry Kilgore...
Simply the fact that he was not conservative enough for the voters of Virginia. Hey, Virginia is a Red State, and all Jerry Kilgore had to do was throw a little bit, just a wee little bit, I mean, after all...we not asking much from our politicians here in the Ol' Dominion, but a little blood splatter, a bit of red meat tossed to the meat and potatoes conservatives here. Is that too much to fucking ask, Kilgore?
I've been reading the forums over at Free Republic all day for insight on this pathetic fucking loss. They have it right, man. The problem, of course, was that Kilgore tried a little too hard to please the moderates. And given the truly disingenuious campaign of Tim Kaine, proclaiming himself a God-fearing conservative, when course he is a just another heartstrings tugging liberal, is just too painful to ignore. I understand the Virginia's confusion, of course. When I heard all of the lies put forth out of Tim Kaine's lying, liberal, poop mouth, I of course planted my banner for Kaine in the mistaken belief that the Democratic party had finially turned the corner. I was, sadly, wrong...
I feel really sorry about that. Well, here's to four more years of fucking liberal hell, I guess. I'll drink to that...
-duckwing, at 9:06 PM
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