Does anyone else smirk contemptuously when they hear the phrase “party of no” thrown around? I don’t know what planet these people come from, but on this blog, “no” is a badge of honor.

I realize it’s somewhat trendy to call the opposition the party of no. The Republicans labeled the Democrats with the exact same phrase for the exact same reasons, with the exact same effects back during the Bush administration. “Oh,” they moaned, as if the opposition was supposed to something other than oppose, “the Democrats aren’t letting the party in control of the legislature pass any legislation.”

Asinine as the assertion may be, I can understand where they’re coming from. It’s frustrating when the minority won’t let you ride rough shot all over them. Gosh, when you can only pass the least psychotic of your agenda, your spending gets reigned in, and people start pointing out all the obvious flaws in your legislation, it’s a total bummer.

Take a look around. Republicans are stepping up domestic surveillance and warrantless wire taps. Democrats are vastly expanding welfare programs. Republicans started the bail outs. Democrats are nationalizing entire sectors of our economy. Spending is out of control. We’re cutting taxes. States are going bankrupt. Just about the only thing we can say no to is enforcing our immigration laws – but why the hell not, we’re giving them free heath care, social security benefits, and discounted education.

The truly amusing thing about this farce of an insult is that when it comes to saying “no” to things, neither party can really claim any measure of self control. We don’t have a party of no, but we freekin’ need one.

Think about it, what’s wrong with saying no? No more taxes. No more spending. No more pet projects. No more agencies. No more regulations. No more subsidies. No more bail outs. No more stomping on the bill of rights. No more discrimination. No more junk science. No more fuzzy math. No more knee jerk reactions.

What do you say when people run with scissors? What do you say when people play with fire? What do you say when total strangers ask to borrow money? What do you say when people play in traffic? What do you say about driving after six or eight shots? What do you say about juggling big knives? What do you say child pornography?

What do you say about more government?

Say it loud. Say it proud. Hell no!