Bjorn Tipling

Isn’t there some kind of saying about how cynics are doomed to be right? I can not remember it at this moment. After this week I feel pretty stupid about my primary election naivety. Obama’s cave-in on FISA, and the double speak used to defend it grate on me so badly.

Given the grave threats that we face, our national security agencies must have the capability to gather intelligence and track down terrorists before they strike, while respecting the rule of law and the privacy and civil liberties of the American people. . . .
After months of negotiation, the House today passed a compromise that, while far from perfect, is a marked improvement over last year’s Protect America Act. . . It does, however, grant retroactive immunity, and I will work in the Senate to remove this provision so that we can seek full accountability for past offenses.
It is not all that I would want. But given the legitimate threats we face, providing effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards is too important to delay. So I support the compromise, but do so with a firm pledge that as President, I will carefully monitor the program, review the report by the Inspectors General, and work with the Congress to take any additional steps I deem necessary to protect the lives -– and the liberty –- of the American people.

And then the the campaign finance choice didn’t bother me, but the spin on it, oh what insincere tripe. The 527’s are troublesome, but to take the high road on it when it is such an obvious political choice. Well I don’t plan on sending any money any more. I think I will probably never send money to a presidential candidate again. I feel like such an idiot. I think I am just done with politics. I think I will once and for all join the ranks of people who do not assume good faith in politicians, no matter what they say or how they say it. These people would sell our children if it kept them in power.

This is an about face for me, but I think the way forward, politically, is more power to states. Let’s carve up our country in conservative and liberal pieces, and we all move to the place that represents our views and then we live our lives in peace. I plan on getting more involved in local politics, and caring less about the national kind.