"And in Other News, the Sky is Blue and Water is Wet..."

In a move that should surprise no one, the Republican party has decided to claim that President Barack Obama is failing to deliver the change and bipartisanship that he promised. Also, there are no gumdrop trees and it's not raining cupcakes.

Of extra note to me is that one of the spearheads in this commentary is Senator John McCain, who said this to CNN:

"It was a bad beginning because it wasn't what we promised the American people, what President Obama promised the American people, that we would sit down together," McCain told CNN's "State of the Union With John King."

Now, what he and other Republicans mean to say is that President Obama and his administration aren't doing things the way that the GOP wants them to do it, which for some reason is their definition of bipartisanship. I'm not going to go hyper-political or anything, but I find it just a bit frustrating that the GOP, which has had a virtual stranglehold on the country for the better part of the decade (and yeah, "Democrats took over the Senate two years ago..." what the **** ever...), now suddenly are shocked that their ideas and concepts for what will be put into effect aren't being embraced. Really, they should be happy that anyone is even willing to give them the chance to speak on the matter.

And I know that sounds like me being a bit harsh, but let's look at the facts. In a perfect world, bipartisanship would mean that both parties argue the pros and cons of various points and come to the best middle of the road solution. But in reality, we all know that it's going to play out exactly the way that it is now, at least in the short term. The Democrats will attempt to give the Republicans a voice and probably concede some minor points while working their own agenda.

Furthermore, there's absolutely no reason to think that the nature of Congress would change itself overnight. Nothing else has, so why would anyone think that it would? If there is to be a change towards more bipartisan legislating, it will take place over time and through the efforts of both parties to be reasonable. Whining about how nobody's listening to you and your idea of a solution (which is a toss up between more of the same thing that got us into this mess and apparently absolutely nothing judging by the lack of ideas floated by the conservative side) is counterproductive and makes you look like... well, a bunch of whiners.

And finally, for some reason... McCain has just been pissing me off recently. He gives the sweetest concession speech I have ever heard, and then a few months later he's spearheading the same bull**** parade he was leading during the campaign. This Republican notion that their failures in the past few elections can be fixed by going back to basics and deeper into their conservative shells is destined to blow up in their faces. If nothing else, don't be so blatantly open with your bull****. If you're going to blow smoke up my poophole, I'd at least appreciate you not telling me to grab my ankles while puffing the cigar right in my face.

Hey, an ankle-grabbing reference. I'm Bizarro Rush Limbaugh. There's a scary thought...