The Angry Party

I have a vague idea in the back of my head about starting a new political party, called The Angry Party. It's not even in the larval stages yet, but the idea will be to focus on issues like corporate malfeasance and subsidies, health and dental care, progressive taxation (and how it isn't enough right now), and other things of an angry, left-leaning nature. Basically how the rich keep getting richer, the middle class is shrinking, and the poor get fucked. I'm not really envisioning a socialist agenda, but a leveling of the playing field to an extent, covering areas where, in my opinion, I don't think the Democrats have any sense of what the fuck is going on, or they just don't care.

Anyone have any idea what it takes to form a new political party, and have advice on the process?

(If you don't agree with me, that's ok. Join or create your own party.)

Generation Kill

I've been watching this HBO miniseries, about Marines during the opening of the War in Iraq. It just fucking rules. I loved Band of Brothers, I like a lot of military movies and shows, but this is the first one that portrays the soldiers exactly like soldiers and ex-soldiers I've known in real life. Politically speaking, it's definitely sympathetic to the grunts on the ground, while not shying away from some of the more horrible aspects of war. If you haven't seen this fucking show, download it, watch it on HBO, buy the inevitable DVD when it's released, but goddamn this is a fucking great show. 4 episodes have aired, there's 3 left to go. I anticipate new episodes of this right now more than Burn Notice, SGA, Psych or Monk, and if you know me and my viewing habits, that's hella significant. Fucking watch it.