F U Protesters!

So last week, we had some jackass decide his way to effectively protest was to drive his big red tractor to the Capitol building, and the White house, and other various locations in DC.  And, he plans to continue this until Senate recesses in October.

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Week+2+of+Black+Farmer's+Tractor+Ride+to+Washington/5982423.html 

Really?  THIS is your method of protesting?  Inconveniencing those of us who are just trying to get to and from work every day?  Here's his quote:  "I'm sorry my tractor may slow things down, but any delay in traffic is small potatoes compared to the years of delay black farmers have endured in our pursuit of justice"  Oh really?  Because those of us stuck in traffic because of your stunt really have ANY ability to influence Congress and get what you want done?  We (generally speaking) are just as fed up with Congress as you are!  So, making me late to work accomplishes what, exactly, asshat?  But it's okay, you're riding around in your big ass red tractor named "Freedom", so obviously you're more important than the rest of us.  


On the first day of this "event" I didn't realize he was protesting (in fact, I thought it was just some jackass who decided to ride his tractor into DC - which really wouldn't be surprising based on the fact that no one here can f-ing drive, and they don't enforce traffic laws) so I definitely hit the horn, passed him, cut in front of him, and flipped him off.  Yup, that was me with my middle finger extended through my moonroof.  That's my protest of your chosen form of the same, f-er.  


Then yesterday and today there's some OTHER nondescript protest going on that closed 7th street and other streets nearby during the evening rush.  (A giant convoy of asshats in wheelchairs and illegible signs, protesting I know not what... apparently they do this every year so their protest must be pretty unsuccessful.)  Traffic in the evenings isn't bad enough around here, we need you making it worse?  And, somehow, they have a police escort!  MPD, enforcer of no traffic laws (or any laws, for the most part) - HELPING them make their protest more visible.  Brilliant!  And, mind you, I'm not saying anything about the fact they're in wheelchairs - I don't care WHO it was protesting, I'd complain just as much.  


MEMO TO PROTESTERS:  We can't do anything about whatever your cause du jour is.  We are just as powerless as you are to change whatever it is you want changed.  But making it a pain in the ass for us to get to or from work is certainly not a good way to make friends and influence people.  (And it's not like Mr. Tractor wouldn't get pushed out of the way by a motorcade if a Congressman really needed to get somewhere.)  You're not accomplishing anything but pissing the rest of us off, asshats.