One can only hope that come election time we all remember
that our elected officials thought far more about feathering their nest than
they did the well being of our nation. I
suspect since this dismal compromise passed there will be a wealth of broken
arms from all the politicians patting them selves on the back for either their
support or their rejection of the compromise.
There will also be a great deal of criticism of the
President who can only veto, not initiate bills. Somehow the demagogues will see Satan
incarnate and blame the President for whatever occurs.
We live in a wonderful nation with a population that is
renown throughout the world for digging deep in their personal pockets to aid
any and all victims of a plethora of disasters. Where we as a nation fail, is to hold
accountable the scoundrels in government who disdain the common man and revel
in their special governmental privileges. These elected officials and their juvenile
behavior have embarrassed our nation in front of the world.
Somehow we must rein in the self serving slugs oozing
through the halls of government and elect officials who will live within their
means as they expect us to live within ours.
We need elected officials who have no special insurance, no life long
pensions and no acceptance of lobbyist, their money or their disdain for the
democratic process.
I wish I had a clear and simple solution. Sadly the historic context is
frightening. Whenever those who govern
are primarily concerned for their own well being instead of their constituents,
empires, governments and peoples fail.
We can only hope that memory does not fail us when elections
roll around and we can, regardless of party affiliation, vote ALL of the self
centered scoundrels out.
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