Another Mouth-Breather Gets A Smack Upside The Head...

Some mouth-breather named Jill Dorson furrows her oft-furrowed brow and decides she fucked up:

I am a registered Independent. I voted for Barack Obama. And for that, I am sorry.

I'm not sorry for you. I'm sorry for me. Because I voted for Obama for me, not for you. I voted for hope and change and all the intangibles that Obama was peddling in the wake of the financial crisis, Sarah Palin, Sept. 11 and all the other ills that shook our country in the last decade. I wanted something new. Something different. What I got was, I suppose, exactly what I voted for - a spin doctor. And not a very good one at that.

What a second. Just wait one cotton pickin' second here. Sarah Palin? Sarah Palin is number two on your list of  "other ills that shook our country in the last decade"?  You actually voted in Joe Biden as vice-president and you're worried about Sarah Palin?

Seriously?

And you're wonder how you could have voted for the wrong guy?

Seriously? 

Jill, never let anyone let tell you that Dennis is the kind of guy who won't make an effort to help the dimwitted sort things out. You're giving a very convincing impersonation of a moron, so I'm going to clue you in. OK? To do so, all you and I need do is look to these two sentences:

I'm not sorry for you. I'm sorry for me. Because I voted for Obama for me, not for you.

First of all, did you notice there were three sentences? No? Never mind, let's continue...

At the risk of boring those who've heard me say it before, I will state the obvious for you and only you, Jill: You got what you wanted. You wanted the thrill of demonstrating to everyone just how wonderful you were. You voted for Obama because it allowed you to think of yourself as daring and enlightened and superior. That's what you wanted. And you got it.

As you say yourself, it wasn't about Obama, it was all about you:

Like many others, my view is narrow. I vote for the candidate I think will be best for me.

Then you go on to say this:

I often define myself as a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. But above all, I want to feel safe and I don't want to feel that I am being ripped off. I want a president who inspires me and cares about my contribution to the fabric of the country. I want a president with experience and savvy, a Commander in Chief who puts our country and its citizens first.

That's both bullshit and a bald-faced lie. You didn't want a president who "puts our country and its citizens first". You wanted a a president who would be "best" for you. Not everyone. Not a majority. Not even an enlightened minority. You.

Just you.

In November, 2008, Barack Obama was "best for you": He let you be full of yourself. He let you pretend you were being thoughtful. He let you think you were doing something constructive. And for that, you gladly gave him your vote. It's stupid, it's shameful, and there's no getting around the fact that it's your fault.

Not Palin's...

Not McCain's...

And certainly not Obama's.

It's yours.

So, Missy, in sum: Deal with it. You got what you wanted.

Comments

[Mike Myers]

Does she want a President or a boyfriend? Can't tell which, but it's clear she's not the sharpest crayon in the box.

[Tim]

I want a president with experience and savvy, a Commander in Chief who puts our country and its citizens first.

John McCain has many deficiencies, but he fits these requirements to a T.

[JeffS]

"Fiscal conservative" and "social liberal" are mutually exclusive philosophies, UNLESS you don't expect other people to pay for you consider to be essential social engineering programs that make you feel good.

Social liberals may tag themselves as "fiscal conservatives", but leave the tag at home when its inconvenient.

But people who don't expect others to pay for their agenda generally don't tag themselves as "social liberals"; they refer to themselves as "people", and tend to stick to their values all along.

I think we can safely say that Jill Dorson is anything BUT a "fiscal conservative". And more than a little stupid.

[Simon]

Every man and his dog call themselves socially liberal but fiscally conservative these days. Sort of a rich, responsible, swinger type - Hugh Hefner, Alex Keaton, Batman.

I have never heard someone describe themselves as the opposite. Not such a hip look. Who would that be ? Not a lot of self-described puritan spendthrifts around.

[Zimriel]

People who are socially conservative and fiscally liberal? They call themselves righteous men who believe in social justice. Or, in short, "black people".

[tbogg]

....said the guy who let himself get fucked over by Roger Simon.

Yeah. You should give her lessons on judging people.

[LYT]

"I have never heard someone describe themselves as the opposite. Not such a hip look. Who would that be ? Not a lot of self-described puritan spendthrifts around."

Mike Huckabee.

[Dennis The Peasant]

tbogg-

Sounding cranky there, Big Guy.

You have a point though. The wrong one, but a point.

[Guesst]

She admits to being shallow and self-serving, and voting for Obama's shallowness and self-serving'ness.

Typical liberal.

[Joe Redfield]

He emerged from the sewer of Chicago politics, yet millions of voters thought he didn't smell like sewage. Next time maybe they'll think things through a little better. BOOT!

[Jane2]

@Simon: read "Agrarian Socialism" by SM Lipsett for an historical account of the roots of "socially liberal but fiscally conservative". And yes, it still exists, even in the land where abortion/gay marriage and the like as the perennial shiny object will divert discussion of anything serious...probably ND, MT and environs.