Political Follies: Obama and Assange

Today's political Kabuki theater took a sudden turn for the absurd. Julian Assange turned himself in today to Scotland Yard where he was being held without bail. As a result, all the dirty little details came out about what he was accused of. Turns out, it's nothing. Two spurned whores who slept with Assange and thought better of it, falsely claimed rape when it is readily apparent to anyone with a brain that there is no case here. It would be like arresting Charlie Sheen for sleeping with a woman and never calling her back which is more or leas what happened here. The most "damning" evidence is that he didn't use condom which is NOBODY'S GODDAMNED BUSINESS. Not the state, not the courts, just Assange and his lovers. Unless he held them down and forced himself on them, which it is highly unlikely he did, there is no rape, no molestation, no case. Most people would never have seen the inside of a police station let alone a courtroom with these terrible allegations. One of the claimants once had a website which explained how to use the courts to get back at douchebag ex-boyfriends. And while Assange may be a cad, he didn't do anything illegal. To hold someone without bail for such stupid charges show that the tables and being turned against him. Any idiot out there who still thinks he's a patsy for Israel needs to get their head examined. Countries don't go after somebody this hard unless they really don't like him. The clearing of his name is all but inevitable at this point, short of some kangaroo court convicting him. All of this may lead to new restrictions on the Internet to "protect" state secrets. Bully that, if they try.

Obama likewise saw his presidency go up in flames after conceding AGAIN another campaign promise. Don't ask don't tell, climate accords, job creation, and the public option have all fell by the wayside as he attempts to deal with an increasingly hostile Congress. Dick Durgin and Bernie Saunders threatened a filibuster of the latest bill that gave tax breaks to millionaires. To be honest, the bill isn't that bad as it extends unemployment for a year, gives tax breaks to small businesses and a payroll tax cut for those making less than 109,000 dollars. I do understand the fury at the same time as this President has been the worst ever at keeping promises. Bush was better. Democrats are worried that if they keep pissing on their base they won't have a base left and for that they are right. The last election was lost because gays, young people and liberal whites didn't vote for him. He has got to mvre to the left or face a one term presidency. More as this shapes up.