{"id":3374,"date":"2008-09-26T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2008-09-26T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2008-09-26T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T17:01:59","slug":"the-audacity-of-petulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"The Audacity Of Petulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is likely going to be a close presidential election.\u00a0 I think &#8211; fervently believe, in fact &#8211; that Mac can pull this out.\u00a0 Since the convention, I&#8217;ve actually felt that this was a plausible belief, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s distinctly possible we&#8217;re going to have four years of <strike>Messianic<\/strike> Democrat leadership, and possible hegemony, at the federal level in this country.<\/p>\n<p>Now, to some extent it&#8217;s a win-win for me; Democrat governments are a &#8220;target rich environment&#8221; for talk radio (until the &#8220;Fairness&#8221; Doctrine sends black-clad stormtroopers rappelling down from helicopters to the Patriot studio), so while the economy and our national security will be in the crapper, there&#8217;ll be plenty to talk about.<\/p>\n<p>But while Barack Obama has the <em>strong<\/em> potential to be, on Inauguration Day, the worst President of my lifetime, I&#8217;ll tell you what I &#8211; and any conservative I&#8217;ve ever known &#8211; won&#8217;t do; whine and whimper like a little baby about the unfairness of the system that saddled them with an <em>opponent<\/em> as a leader.\u00a0 Y&#8217;know &#8211; exactly what too many lefties have been doing for the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Chad the Elder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fraterslibertas.com\/2008\/09\/bumper-crop.html\">pillories the notion<\/a>, listing all the bumper stickers you likely won&#8217;t see on Republicans&#8217; cars:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8211; Don&#8217;t Blame Me, I Voted For McCain<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Somewhere In <s>Illinois<\/s> <s>Hawaii<\/s> Kansas(?) A Village Is Missing Its Idiot<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Impeach Obama<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also made an agreement to secure a number of bumper stickers currently in use that could be equally applicable:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; He&#8217;s Not My President<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; If You&#8217;re Not Outraged You&#8217;re Not Paying Attention<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Proud Of My Country&#8211;Ashamed Of My Government<\/p>\n<p>And a couple of the clever &#8220;make you think&#8221; variety:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Buck Ofama<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1-20-13 (with a stark black background of course)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, Chad is just scratching the surface.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll [not] be stocking up on a few more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anointed, Not Elected<\/li>\n<li>If You Can Read This, You&#8217;re Not Subject To Obama&#8217;s Education Plan<\/li>\n<li>Impeach Biden First<\/li>\n<li>Pro-Constitution, Anti-Obama<\/li>\n<li>Fight Terrorism: Arrest Ayers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, if Obama wins, look for four years of not one single complaint about the Electoral College or electronic voting machines&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is likely going to be a close presidential election.\u00a0 I think &#8211; fervently believe, in fact &#8211; that Mac can pull this out.\u00a0 Since the convention, I&#8217;ve actually felt that this was a plausible belief, in fact. 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