This is a post from my WordPress blog Stay A While, along with the comments. I decided to duplicate my WordPress blog posts (along with all comments) on Blogger for posterity. Also because I lost my WordPress password and haven't been able to recover my account. So I just copied everything over and changed the publish dates. Anyway, enjoy.
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I know I have. I even got reconciliation and majority vote mixed up on a blog comment tonight. My excuse is the medication, what's yours? The sudden turn of the attitude of this blog probably has something to do with the medication, but more to do with exasperation.
In 2006 and 2008 the country drastically changed the ruling political power in national government. That meant a new President and dozens of elected Congressional seats. A big change of power in Washington.
Last night one State elected a Republican Senator (a seat held by a Democrat for over 54 years) and this supposedly means the intent of the voters of the 2006 and 2008 elections is now null and void? The President and the agenda he ran on just a year ago, is no longer valid to Americans? Americans no longer want health care insurance reform? Hogwash!
Americans like a good sniping and a good trashing, especially against authority. Are you watching Conan to see what new insults he has against NBC? Do we like to hear about the sexual peccadilloes of politicians? Don't we love to hear how the higher ups in society have fallen? Do we fight City Hall, even though we know it’s a losing proposition? Do we cheer for the guy that does take on City Hall? We love to trash VIPs. We listen when we hear our employers and bosses being trashed.
Revenge is a dish best served cold, which means there is not often a lot of thought put into the consequences of our actions. But, hey, we love to get that shot in.
So the voters of Massachusetts (under the national light) decided to give their government a shot. Upset about the President's admittedly (admitted by me) flawed health care bill, they stuck it in the eye of the politicians.
Massachusetts voted for Obama in 2008 knowing and supporting his agenda, including his health care reform promises. Of course, those promises were not what the bill ended up being. I mean, what the Hell, they were not getting what they wanted anyways; and what they did get was a stereotype of dirty political deals, so it didn’t really matter who won the election and it was a good opportunity to give a shot to those self serving bastards in the Congress. No problem, and unless Mr. Brown turns out to be a better politician than he sounds like; he too will be ousted in 2016.
This was an anti vote. Anti Washington, anti Obama health care, anti horrible democrat candidate, anti Republicans doing nothing, anti politicians, anti anything to do with politics. And why not. What have any of these of political crooks done for citizens lately?
Yet, we only have ourselves to blame. Are we crazy? We vote for politicians that pander for our vote by saying they will not raise our taxes, and then wonder why we are bankrupt. We reelect politicians that are caught stealing, lying, having sexual affairs, getting paid for their votes, giving us stupid outright lies for explanations, and whatever crap they think we will swallow, then we do swallow it and reelect them. We allow the most vile speech without speaking out against those haters we should have left behind decades ago. You know the old saying, if you keep doing the same thing and get the same failing results...
We go ga ga over some politician thinking he has the answer to all our problems like he is some kind of political messiah, and when he does not solve all our problems within a year, we dump on him.
Forget all the bullshit from politicians and use a little common sense. Have a little sales resistance. Use some critical thinking. Do you really think these power hungry, selfish, egotistical people care about you? Are you sure someone who thinks differently than you wants to destroy America? Is your neighbor your enemy? Is the opposition party America’s enemy, or is Bin Laden our enemy?
I think we are crazy. We are blowing up the greatest country the World has ever known, mistakes and all.
5 Responses.
01. January 21, 2010 at 2:31 am.
Rational Nation USA: "We vote for politicians that pander for our vote by saying they will not raise our taxes, and then wonder why we are bankrupt". Anybody ever hear of living within ones means? The government sure hasn't for a very long time. Quite possibly reflective of the liberal political mindset. Who knows, who cares? Two choices; cut all unnecessary spending, military and domestic. Get rid of the porkulus earmarks and special interests. Get some meaningful campaign reform going…Or just raise taxes, and raise taxes, and raise taxes... Perhaps the day will come, but I doubt it, when the electorate figures it out and thus the politicians (government) will no longer be able to scam the public. Government is but a necessary evil, and power corrupts while absolute power corrupts absolutely. Wake up time everybody.
02. January 21, 2010 at 10:50 am.
Cincinnati Rick: insert comment here.
03. January 21, 2010 at 2:19 pm.
TOM 5704: RN, It all comes down to spending. We have proven to ourselves that higher taxes does not inhibit growth. See my "Mondale was right" post. After WW II we were building the greatest middle class, growth was great, yet, we were taxing ourselves at 70% or more. We had little debt. "Anybody ever hear of living within ones means? The government sure hasn't for a very long time. Quite possibly reflective of the liberal political mindset". Given the last 30 year History of trillion dollar deficits, when the Executive and Legislative were controlled a majority of the time by Republicans, I cannot agree that over spending is a liberal mindset. The only dip in the growth of the national debt since 1983, happened when Clinton was President. It's simple Math Republicans blew it. They increased spending, while cutting taxes. Republicans still hold today, to a tax cut philosophy, while our debt continues to rise. This is financial madness. What services do we want our government to provide, and how much are we willing to pay for those services. Simple outline, hard decisions. Cincinnati Rick, I have no clue what your comment has to do with this post, except to prove that you are a troll. I read your comment at Pam's blog. You are an idiot troll.
04. January 21, 2010 at 11:50 pm.
Pamela D. Hart: Rational: Kudos to everything you wrote! Tom: You're back on track! Great post! Are you sure someone who thinks differently than you wants to destroy America? That is what I've been trying to get across to "some" people. Differing opinions DON'T signify being Un-American or Unpatriotic, it indicates they are DIFFERENT! Do we like to hear about the sexual peccadilloes of politicians? Don't we love to hear how the higher ups in society have fallen?Personally, Tom, no, I don't like to hear about any of that. It not only makes me sick to my stomach; it also doesn't make ME feel any better; any bigger; or give me any more "power". It would be much better if our politicians just towed the line and did the right thing. It seems, though, that some people like this type of behavior, maybe it makes "some" feel better about themselves. I guess the old saying: Misery loves company is truer than we thought. I think the Brown vote was a vote based on impatience and fear. We are in a recession and unemployment is high and the light at the tunnel is a train for some. People don’t seem to realize that we didn't get into this mess over-night so it's going to take time to get out. But as I said, we're an impatient people, so what do we do? We vote. Brown said the "right" things and it made a lot of people "feel" better. But if things don't change, he'll be out on his butt too. Also, if Republicans don't get down to business they won't win come November. There are a lot of "cocky" right-wingers out there right now and I don't see that as a good thing. Republicans/Conservatives need to stay focused and remember how they lost "power" the last time and fix those mistakes. Those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it...
05. January 22, 2010 at 3:49 am.
TOM 5704: Pamela, The comments on your present post shows it goes way beyond cocky. The hate (especially for the President) is visceral, thick, and deep. I only hope that does not reflect a high percentage of the views of the country, or even Republicans.From what I hear on the airwaves, it is a reflection of a high number of Republicans. That helps nothing, and only makes the problem worse. Since many of them comment as anonymous, or fake names, no blogs (what some call trolls) they seem to be ashamed to express those extreme views as themselves. It's never (for me) been a matter of differing opinions, it's a matter of actions based on convictions. The Republicans have been acting against their own stated principles and hurting the country. They have been doing this for so long, I can only conclude that they have been intentionally lying. That is inexcusable, especially given the harm they have caused to the country.
| Compound Word Errors: over spending (overspending). |
