Former Clinton USDA Official: “Our political system is basically evil versus spineless now"

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65. It really is hopeless

I got really politically active about 10 years ago and have done all that I can.

I had a naivety that we could punch through, but I also had an awareness of the Clinton years, how horrible the republicans were then.

As Bush II was winding down, I was HOPED that the complete and abject failure that his presidency was would be enough for people in this country to get out of their own way and allow some forward progress.

The total bizarre nature of the healthcare reform debate/process, the 2010 elections, when there was absolutely no fucking reason at all to give republicans any power and they managed one of the biggest wins in modern mid term history, and the way the media has gleefully allowed the repubicans to completely stymie the economic recovery out of its deranged hatred of a democratic president has left me with absolutely no hope for the possibility of moving forward in my lifetime.

This country is so self indulgent and our affluence is so high that people just greedily gobble up whatever bullshit the republican pass off.

And, yes, the democrats are spineless, worthless POSs.

I will still vote and do what I can to an extent, but we are stuck where we are short of some kind of critical mass.