Redeye's Bah Humbug Week In Review

The first National Prom of the United States of America was held Tuesday night in the well of the Capitol. President Obama (D.) was crowned prom King and Rep. Michelle Bachman (r.) was crowned prom Queen, the media had an orgasm and we the peeps got the shaft. That is my reaction to the State of Union Address. President Obama had something for the republicans, big business, corporations, the military, even the media, but nothing, I repeat nothing, about jobs, foreclosures, gun control, poverty. Nothing for the people who voted him into office. Where are the JOBS?

Speaking of the State of the Union WTF was Congresswoman Terri Sewell? After sending out a press release saying she and 6 other freshmen Democrats were going to escort President Obama into the House Chamber we didn't see hide nor hair of Little Miss Sewell. First fan mooncat caught a glimpse of her. Why was HD Brantley chosen to represent the 7th district at the SOTU address? Never mind. We know. Psst Terri! It's not about you. Remember?

The Civil War within the Democratic Party is going to break out this weekend when the ADP selects a new Chair. Looks like the Artur Davis wing of the democratic party is posed to assume power. Oh well, it's fitting since the Alabama State Government turned blood red, the ADP might was well turn blood red too. I have it on good authority black democrats have had enough of the DEMS. I know one thing, this is the end of the road for me. From now on, I am a Bernie Sanders Independent. I'm going to vote for candidates and not the party. I didn't leave the Alabama Democratic Party. The Alabama Democratic Party left me.

There is a perception that the ADP caters to black voters but ignores white voters. A significant number of Democrats, some on the SDEC, have expressed concern to me that the ADP will "become like Mississippi" where, I gather, race is the significant difference between the two parties. If you want to run for office and you're white, you run as a Republican, if you're black you run as a Democrat. Now, I know that isn't strictly the case in Mississippi since they recently had a white Democrat run (unsuccessfully) for Senate, but this is a huge concern for people who care about the Democratic party in Alabama.

It's a fool's bargain that way. Give an oppressed minority a guaranteed amount of power, but make sure it isn't enough power for them to ever get out of the minority. And white Dems who live outside the minority districts get nothing so they start voting for the least objectionable Republican. The party continues to dwindle ... that's a very bad road.

See what I mean? If the ADP catered to black voters the Alabama Government wouldn't be blood red. If white democrats weren't fair weather liberals they wouldn't have to try and figure out how they were going to rise again. If democrats weren't so busy appeasing republicans we wouldn't be in this mess.

Redeye stomping away from the computer muttering bah humbug.