Daily Mood Quote
Day 201 – November 21, 2011
Americans never quit
~Douglas MacArthur
Unless your a politician, then quitting, at least to go on “break” is easy, because it doesn't affect them. Okay, (deep breath) as I stated earlier I don't often like to wax political. In fact I really try not to enter this area, as I really have a distaste for the whole thing. But, what is happening is just completely ridiculous. Here's what I mean; Today I heard on the news that the “Congressional Super Committee” is quitting and going home for the holidays. They claim it is too hard to reach a compromise. Are you freakin' kidding me? Must be nice to have the luxury of bailing (quitting) on the most important task you have ever been given and still having a job to come back to after a paid, extended, holiday vacation. In my personal opinion they can just stay home; they don't need to come back, because they can't or won't (which is more probable) do their job. Just exactly, why can't we fire these guys?
It's funny, most Republicans rail against organized labor, yet when you really look at it, they seem to be the members of the most corrupt labor union ever invented, the United States Congress. They can get away with doing nothing forever and still have jobs. What's up with that? Most of us would get fired on the spot for far less egregious failures, And lets not fool ourselves, that's exactly what they are. How else can you explain having a job for 12, 16. 24 or more years and accomplishing nothing that you were hired to do? How do these people keep their jobs?
Democrats are not blameless either, they have taken their being hired (elected) as a license to clean out America’s bank account and spend without thought of consequence. Truthfully, the way the Democrats acted when they got the house majority was nothing short of hijacking the system, a coup de tat, to follow a political agenda that was out of step with mainstream America. Annnnd, since that is all we have, that's all we get; two parties, black or white, up or down, “my way or the highway.” The real world just doesn't work like that, so why does our government? The American public also gets held accountable here; we hired these yo-yos (but that's another story). They go back and forth, and accomplish nothing...yo-yos. Yet, at the end of the day, they get to collect their government paychecks, go home to a Thanksgiving dinner and leave the rest of the nation, those who were counting on them, out in the cold. In some cases literally... It just upsets me at how these people, congressman/woman seem to have no conscience, they talk a good game, but in the end they really don't care.
With that said, here's something to think about. I am in favor of “term limits for the House of Representatives.” We have one for the President, so the precedent has been set. The founders meant our government to be citizen centric and citizen run. I cannot fathom that they would have imagined people would make entire careers in one political office. I promise you, Thomas Jefferson would have thought longer and harder about the wording of our Constitution, if he would have even an inkling that some congressional offices would have taken on the demeanor and color of a miniature monarchy. The framers of our Constitution vehemently abhorred such a concept. Yet, here we stand 240 years later with exactly that going on. I said our Constitution for a reason. It is our Constitution we, not the political pontiffs own it. Just like a house, when its yours, you are responsible for its continuing maintenance and upkeep. We as a nation have left its care in greedy and self-serving hands. This partisan bickering is a direct reflection of our congress's focus on the next election cycle, and not the needs of the nation, or its people. If they can't pitch it, they won't do it; whether it's right or not. If they can't point a finger at someone and say, “they're bad” (as per Newt Gingrich) they clam up and ride their name recognition into office, again and again and again; focusing on nothing but getting elected again. It's just ludicrous, that we have allowed ourselves to get into this situation. I do believe most of it is because we have only two viable parties, there is no tie breaker. Nobody to build coalitions with and find the common sense, middle ground. That's a part of the “great experiment” we to this point have allowed to go so wrong.
Let's be serious here, our political system is in many ways spinning out of control and we are the pilots. So when the next election is upon us, please think before you vote. Ask yourself, how long has this person been in office? Are they effective anymore? If not and they're just riding on the coat tails of our seemingly unaware society, FIRE THEM IMMEDIATELY. Better to, as Monty Brewster (played by Richard Pryor) said in Brewster's Millions, “Vote none of the above.” than to let the “mini-monarchs” to continue. The way it is now is freakin' feudal, but not futile. I'm not naïve here and know there are other factions that benefit from this foolishness and lots of money to be made by a few who can “put their boy/girl in place.” It's up to the citizenry to make the decision to vote responsibly. Please remember I'm not saying these things to get anyone upset, or to point fingers, there is enough of that going on. I'm just telling it the way it is, as I see it. I love our nation and our democracy. It's just time for some “fall cleaning” to clear the cobwebs out. Too many ancient fingers in the pie and they're taking it away from the very people who hired them. Told you I was upset!
How will you view “representative government” today”
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