Squeaking Wheels

I hate politics.

Healthcare reform passed, which I think could be good for a lot of people less advantaged than me. But man the conservatives are sure screaming about it.

“The end of democracy.”

“This is the day our country died.”

Used to be the liberals saying those things. Tables have turned. Those liberals seem relatively quiet now. Odd after all the screaming and bitching and moaning of a few short years ago. Why? Is it because they are getting what they want? And at what cost are they getting it? There is the fiscal cost, of course, but what about the political cost? Can these officials get re-elected? Can Obama get re-elected?

We’ll see. Shouldn’t the liberals still be out there raising cain and pushing their agenda? Is it something in how the media covers politics that they don’t seem to be?

I feel the political pendulum swinging back. Squeaking wheels usually do get the most notice.

Usually…