Please Do Not Call In a Drone Strike - I Am Only the Messenger

“Change you can believe in?” I bought that one hook, line and sinker in 2008 during the last vestige of my disappearing middle age optimism. We got a more intelligent President, but we hardly got change. Healthcare dominated by corporate interests – what’s new? Financial regulation dominated by Wall Street – what’s new? Continuing pointless foreign wars – what’s new?

from Zero Hedge

"Perhaps the most farcical aspect of it all is that the choice between the two seems to occupy most of our time. Instead of digging in and digging out of this mess on a community level, we sit in front of our flat screens and watch endless debates about red and blue state theologies or listen to demagogues like Rush Limbaugh or his ex-cable counterpart Keith Olbermann. To express my discontent, Genie, along with my continuing patriotism, I’ve created a modern-day version of our Pledge of Allegiance. Place your hand over your clock and recite after me:

I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the fragmented state of America,
and to the plutocracy for which now it stands,
a red and blue nation,
under financial gods
indistinguishable,
with liberty and justice for the 1(%)."

"Let the ruling classes tremble at a communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win." - Marx / Engles

Now, let's be clear - Yours truly is only an observer.  I have no dog in that fight and watch it mostly for the entertainment value.  For all you flag waving, red, white and blue bleeding spooks out there who are on Uncle Sam's payroll and hiding behind billboards on the information super highway, please don't call in a drone strike on Smug Bastard Central.... or if you are going to go all Iraqi on my smug bastard ass, please allow me enough time to get Kid a.k.a. Inglorious Bastard and Bing the Wonderdog out of the shack before you blow it to kingdom come.

Both sides are equally corruptible because both sides are human.  But, to the members of the upper echelon, I would caution you about becoming too emboldened by recent successes.  Be careful what you wish for because you may just get it.