Acting Childish - brought to you by the Tea Party

Let's review a few significant events in the world of politics over the past few years.

1. Barack Obama was elected president in 2008.

2. He signed a healthcare reform bill which became known as Obamacare.

3. The case got taken to the Supreme Court and was ruled as Constitutional.

4. The Republican Party went after Obamacare and promised to repeal it if they won enough elections in 2012.

5. Obama was re-elected in 2012 and Democrats picked up seats in both the House and the Senate.

6. Obamacare is scheduled to be mostly implemented as of January 1st, 2014.

7. House Republicans tried repealing, defunding, and delaying Obamacare even though Democrats controlled the Senate and the president, who the bill was named after (according to the GOP), was also a Democrat.

8. After these efforts failed, the House decided to shutdown the government until they got their way.

Notice a theme with this series of events? Republicans lost.

The 2008 presidential election? Republicans lost.

The Supreme Court ruling? Republicans lost.

The 2012 elections? Republicans lost.

Efforts to repeal, defund, and delay Obamacare? Republicans lost.

Even with the simple fact that the Republican Party has lost time and time again with regard to Obamacare, they haven't gotten the clue, and have decided to go the route of being childish by shutting down the government to try and showcase that the rules don't apply to them. It reminds me of this following story I'm about to make up and share.

Setting: A boy's driveway, where he and a friend are playing basketball

Joey: "Okay. So, do we have a deal?"

Billy: "Yeah - whoever gets to 21 first gets the basketball we found in the park earlier today."

::Joey leads 20 to 16::

Joey: ::makes a shot for the win:: "Woo-hoo! That did it! I'm past 21 now! Good game, Billy."

Billy: ::grabs the ball::

Joey: "Can I have the ball, Billy? It's mine now."

Billy: "No, it's not! It's mine!"

Joey: "Come on, Billy - we had a deal!"

Billy: "Best two out of three!"

Joey: "Okay, fine..."

::Joey leads 20 to 18::

Joey: ::makes a shot for the win:: "Wow! I'm on fire today!"

Billy: ::grabs the ball::

Joey: "Let's not do this again. Come on, Billy. I beat you two times fair and square! Can I have the ball now? I think your mom's calling you for dinner."

Billy: ::walks away with it:: "No! It's mine! All mine! You can't have it!"

Joey: "So now I can't play basketball unless I get another one?"

Billy: "Too bad! I'm going to eat now. Bye, loser!"

Joey: ::sighs:: "Alright. See you tomorrow then."

Billy: "Maybe..."

Boycotting jukeboxes because of TouchTunes

I love music and enjoy hitting the bar(s) over the weekend, so naturally, when the mood strikes me, I've never been coy about playing some songs on the jukebox. This past Thursday, a friend of mine turned 50, so several friends of her's, including myself, all met up to celebrate the occasion. At around 9:30, a friend of mine and I both chipped in $5 to play some songs on the jukebox. Four hours and 231 skips later, we gave up on hearing the songs we had selected, and went home knowing we had just wasted $5. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to me (and many others), and due to that, I'll be boycotting jukeboxes. Why? The scam known as TouchTunes. You see, here's how the plot typically breaks down. A person (or group of people) downloads the TouchTunes app on his/her phone, consumes one too many adult beverages, and due to this, has less care for spending extra money to hear the songs of their choosing right NOW. That's the thing with TouchTun

The difference between "looking" and "checking out"

I may be way off with these numbers, but it's my approximation that at least 75% of individuals whom are involved in a serious relationship feel it's perfectly acceptable to "check out" members of the opposite sex they're not involved with. Meanwhile, approximately 25% either don't feel this is acceptable or aren't sure about the matter. I hadn't thought about this matter for a while, but since I've been dating a woman for about 8 months, the topic has been pondered about some. When reading or hearing others discuss this very issue, I often times hear comments similar to the following: "It's human nature to look." "There's nothing wrong with checking others out. I'm sure he/she does it too!" "It's fine to do it. Just don't tell your boyfriend/girlfriend about it or do it in front of them!" "It's natural to find people attractive." When observing the array of comments, I i

The verdict is in. To no one's surprise, Jonathan Hoenig has been found guilty of being an idiot.

Just recently, when discussing the Michael Brown shooting and whether or not race had anything to do with it, Fox News contributor Jonathan Hoenig said, "You know who talks about race? Racists." One moment while I provide Mr. Hoenig with the well deserved slow-clap. :: slow-claps for two seconds :: So, that was quite the line by Mr. Hoenig, wasn't it? "You know who talks about race? Racists." Well, wasn't he just talking about race? So, by his own words, I guess that makes him a racist. Also, if he wants to be consistent, does this mean that people whom talk about gender are sexists and people whom talk about sexual orientation are homophobes? With that line of thinking, Hoenig would engage in the following back-and-forths: Hoenig: "So, who are you voting for?" A woman: "The Democratic candidate, because he's been adamant about his support for equal rights for women." Hoenig: "You sexist feminist nazi!"

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