"John Kerry's Latest Snowden Comments Are Moronic, Offensive, and Dangerous"--Nathasha Lennard

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52. That's a ridiculous excuse, and the ballot boxes in November will show that it's just an excuse

Let us suppose that the president has been sabotaged by certain members of the executive branch--his own executive branch, which by now includes plenty of people whom he appointed and whom he deliberately re-hired and retained from the Bush administration.

If that's occurring, what's to stop the president from going to the American people and saying, "There is a coup going on that you don't know about, a coup that has effectively removed me and all other elected officials from governing. I need the help of the American people to set things right. Here are the names of the people who are reversing my orders in secret, beyond the reach of democratic processes."

Because what you're talking about would certainly be a coup, right? You're saying we have a president who has been usurped, who no longer has power, who is a figurehead only. Talk about conspiracy theories.

But it wasn't a coup, it was simply an excuse to avoid shaking up the system.

And that's what I'm hearing from young college students in my state: "This president didn't bother to change the system. The Democrats didn't bother to change the system. They've had six years to change it, and all they've done is put bandaids on it. Why should I bother to ever vote again?"

Six years later, and we're still blaming Bush.

Think about it. Think long and hard, because the ballot boxes are going to completely reject your argument. You should be aware of that by now. The fact that you're not is pretty astounding.