Sylvia Baylor on Politicians and Other Life-Forms

When the Democrats took control of the Congress and did absolutely nothing to end the war in Iraq, to put the reigns on George Bush, the executive signing statements, Blackwater, literally every policy. They’ve done nothing about any of it. They sit there and kowtow to lobbyists and political pressure from the moneyed people in corporations. (They) do nothing for the people of the country, which is their job. I remember Kathy Ember’s cartoon, with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi opening Christmas presents, and she says, “Look Harry, it’s a spine!” I loved it. It was a protest move, resigning from the party. If it ever gets to the point that it’s worth going back, then I will.