Wednesday, September 22, 2010

My Newest Political Rant

Every day I hear and read current events. The news is littered with stories of politicians and political races in various parts of the country. I have an addiction to politics. Maybe better stated, I have an intense need and desire to have things run my way.
I believe that a lot of politicians in Washington don't care what I think. I don't think they care what you think. I think they say and do what will keep them in power. This is not what our framers had in mind. I believe our constitutional framers had the exact opposite in mind. They fought to separate us from a tyrannical monarchy. A monarch run by a king that wanted (among other things) to over tax them. Our representatives would painstakingly leave their farms and business to represent their states. When they completed their service, they went home. Not on a book tour. Our forefathers didn't like being shafted by the monarchy and a few of them stood up for their rights. They stood up for OUR rights.
Unfortunately, in the last century, politicos have determined that they could gain more power by shafting segments of the population and by trying to make everything fair. They thought that if I make one group weaker, I can help another. If I over tax the wealthy, I can give it to the poor. This doesn't work. Any politician that thinks it will work needs to look towards Europe.
Just now I am beginning to see our citizens again stand up and say "We aren't going to take this!"
In my short lifetime, I have never seen anything like this. There hasn't been this kind of uproar in the modern American political world.
I think it is great that we shake both sides of the aisle and tell our representatives that if you don't do what is right for the country and me, your ass is going home. No more RINO'S. No more mid road leftist. I have yet to see someone run a campaign touting that they supported the "Stimulus Package".
One more thing... to all the people in the media trying to paint one side of the aisle prettier than the other, you will be out of business too if you keep misrepresenting the truth. And don't call me a racist, it is sooo last year. That's all the time I have to rant today.

JW