Addicted to Power

Rush Limbaugh had some interesting commentary on the Democratic party on Thursday:

CALLER: “[W]hat do the Democrats want? They own the car industry. They don’t want us to go to college. What do they want? At the end of this, what do they want? They’re going to have all the power, and what do they want?”

Rush made an insightful comparison of the Democrats’ irrational policies with that of the chemically dependent:

LIMBAUGH: “Have you ever had a genuine addiction to anything? … Well, I have. I have. I have, and let me tell you about it. It makes you entirely unreasonable and irrational. It is all you care about. Nothing else matters. No matter how important to you otherwise, it doesn’t matter as much as the addiction. Feeding it, the fear of not being able to, is what animates your existence every day. These people are addicted to power, because they think it is their birthright. And I’m not just talking about the people in Washington, elected officials. I’m talking about some of — not all, but some of — the rank-and-file, madcap, insane liberals that you will find blogging, that you will find e-mailing, that you will find on the protest march. Their lives are basically meaningless. The addiction to power and dominance and control is what drives them. And the thing about an addiction is, it can never be satisfied.

Well, I have. I have. I have, and let me tell you about it. It makes you entirely unreasonable and irrational. It is all you care about. Nothing else matters. No matter how important to you otherwise, it doesn’t matter as much as the addiction. Feeding it, the fear of not being able to, is what animates your existence every day. These people are addicted to power, because they think it is their birthright. And I’m not just talking about the people in Washington, elected officials. I’m talking about some of — not all, but some of — the rank-and-file, madcap, insane liberals that you will find blogging, that you will find e-mailing, that you will find on the protest march. Their lives are basically meaningless. The addiction to power and dominance and control is what drives them. And the thing about an addiction is, it can never be satisfied.”

The caller followed-up with:

CALLER: “But after they destroy our country, where’s their power?”

Rush’s reply:

LIMBAUGH: “What do addicts do? They destroy themselves. They do. They destroy themselves, and they destroy the things that are most important to them.”

I couldn’t help but think of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle when I was listening to this segment.   You can find the original transcript here:

• Transcript: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_051409/content/01125112.guest.html

Of course, this attitude isn’t limited to just the left – I think it is common among most politicians today.

May 18th, 2009  Politics   Tags: 2009, addiction, Politics, Radio, rushlimbaugh, more...

American Idol 8.11

Alexis Grace got screwed on Idol last night.  Michael “Roughneck” Sarver should have gone, and I’m shocked that Allison Iraheta was in the bottom three – she rocks.  Alexis was clearly disappointed during her second run of the song, but that’s understandable.

It’s going to be a tough year – lots of talent, there is.

March 19th, 2009  Television   Tags: 2009, americanidol, music, tv, more...

A new pair of eyes

It’s been two days since I got LASIK eye surgery, and I must say that I’m impressed with the results.  I had the procedure done at the Alexander Eye Institute in Grand Chute.  I would highly recommend them – their staff was professional and courteous, and I was impressed with their facilities.  Dr. Alexander is great too.

I also had a initial consultation done at OptiVision, one of the other popular LASIK providers in the area.  Their staff was also professional and friendly, and the prixe was considerably cheaper.  After doing much research, however, I felt more comfortable with Alexander’s bladeless (IntraLase) procedure over OptiVision’s use of a microkeratome.  Besides reading about fewer complications, I was convinced that Alexander’s Allegretto laser was more appropriate for my eyes since I have larger-than-average pupils and extreme astigmatism.

I was a little nervous, since we were dealing with my eyes.  I thought it would be freaky watching them cut the corneal flap, lift it up, and have the laser do it’s thing.  Perhaps it was the Valium that they gave me, but I found the process completely comfortable, and it took only a few minutes to do the entire procedure.  Although I suffered bluriness and very dry eyes afterward (which is normal), I was able to drive without corrective lenses the very next day.

I have to put in eye drops every 20 minutes for the next month, which is a bit of a pain, but it’s worth it.  I can’t wait to go boating/swimming and actually be able to see.

February 28th, 2009  Health & Medical   Tags: 2009, eyes, lasik, surgery, more...