The Bankrupt Idealists

Bankrupt:  Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something which one should possess).

We are not saints!

This is a Big Book phrase: "Bankrupt Idealists."  That would be an EXCELLENT name for a heavy metal band.

Self-righteous:  Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

Ouch.

Here's another good one: "Self-Righteous indignation."  That would be a little clumsy for a band name but a good choice for a hit single.  "Here's a video of The Bankrupt Idealists playing their new song 'Self-Righteous Indignation."

"Having been granted a perfect release from alcoholism, why they shouldn't we be able to achieve by the same means a perfect release from every other difficulty or defect?  This is a riddle of our existence, the full answer to which may be only in the mind of God."  12&12 P 64.

Yeah, fuckin' tell me about it.

Have you ever noticed how god seems to have a lot of hidden cards?  That dude can play poker, man.  That dude never shows you what he's holding if you throw in your hand.