I'm Concerned. Are You?

I’m very concerned. It seems like every day something weird is happening in my country’s government. I mean, weird stuff happens all the time, but this is beyond what we’re used to. Here’s what I’m talking about.

Rep. Rangle wants a free pass on a severe ethics violation. If you don’t want to be known as corrupt, Mr Rangle, don’t act corrupt. Instead of apologizing for your illicit activities and paying the price, which very well might be the removal of your power, you “cut a deal,” thereby spreading your corruption to the entire ethics committee. Richard Nixon welcomes you home.

President Obama “appoints” the new health czar. Normally these appointments go through Congress, but he bypasses that little tiny step. “The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.” His reasoning was that Republicans would stop the nomination. First, that makes no sense because Republicans are the minority. Second, that’s the whole point, isn’t it? Find someone everyone can be pleased with.

Elena Kagan is even considered as a Supreme Court Judge. First of all, never been a judge. She’s the Dean of a College and the Inspector General. When John Roberts was nominated there was concern because he’s supposedly a conservative, but at least he stated that his job was to be an “impartial umpire.” Kagan has stated that she will rule however she wants. Law Schmaw. I know we don’t like to say this, but that opinion is wrong.

Democrats take the Presidency, the House, and the Senate. They fail to repeal both No Child Left Behind and the Patriot Act, which they screamed so loudly about during Bush’s reign. This became a lot less surprising when they included features in the Healthcare bill and in the Financial Reform bill that involve more privacy intrusions than the Patriot Act ever had. Outstanding, people! You’ve proven that all you want is power.

Maybe it’s a scratch-my-back issue. If you don’t repeal the crap the Republicans passed, then they agree not to repeal the crap the Democrats pass.

The Federal government sues Arizona. This reminds me of a story. Once a man had a daughter who was raped every day for a week. On the eighth day she slapped the man who raped her. The father stood up and yelled at his daughter, “Stop that! That’s my job!” I just don’t see how the Federal government can react in any way but to hang its head in shame for failing so dramatically. They are supposed to be the pillar of our freedom, a body built to unify Americans under one head. Instead they are acting in the most divisive way possible to prolong the problem without a solution.

Former Illinois Governor Blogojovich is being tried for corruption. While it is very important that he receive a fair trial and that he be allowed to present his defense, there’s no doubt what the verdict should be. Fair doesn’t mean he has a 50/50 shot of getting off, it means he’s treated with dignity as he goes down the toilet. Power and money seems to buy a lot of strange verdicts.

I am very concerned. I have been for a while, but the irresponsibility is reaching a very shrill pitch. I want us to find solutions, even if it means not advancing agendas. I, along with 86% of Americans who disapprove of Congress, am feeling very frustrated.