Politics the Art of Destroying "We The People," But in a Nice Way
Wow! This political season has been one heck of a long season. It is not every election year that the peacocks strut their stuff so early. This season has been extremely long due to the fact that the sitting vice president has chosen not to run for president and the current president has served his maximum time, leaving both parties without a clear front runner. This has left us “The People” unprotected from the political fluff. As each side squares off displaying their tail feathers to us and spewing promises left and right, you know that this is a fight to the end… to the end of us, “The People.”
I have never felt so unimpressed with political candidates on both sides. Amidst the melt down of the American economy politicians have managed to turn this country into a consolation prize for the rest of the world. Once this country stood for stability, strength, ingenuity, honor, and just true grit, now she’s on life support. What happened? Politicians promised more than they had the right to promise. Playing the game of Russian roulette each term of “service” holding their breathe all the while pointing the gun at us The people.
The power of this country has always been in its people. We were a strong country because the government had not figured out how to break the will of the people. But sadly, I think they have learned their lesson, and we the people are going to pay the price. We have been hypnotized by the feathers and fluff of skillful politics. They make it sound so good: Free health care, free money for the poor, everyone will love each other, and they will change the world! Blah, blah, blah… I think I saw that last time. In fact I think that I have heard that time and time again. Like an annoying song you can’t get out of your head.
Change? Reform? Which word means that America will come first? Which word means that The People will remain free forever? Which word means we will stop the name calling and the “Politics of Personal Destruction”? Which word means we can be friends with our neighbors without being told that we can’t like them because they think, look, eat, sleep, or speak different than we do? Which one means, “By Damn we will fix this problem and we will do it Now!”?
Instead we get these two parties that couldn’t care less about the people. They will destroy the people if they have to, in order to satisfy their hunger for power. Neither side will back down. They just circle each other around and around looking for the weakness, looking for an opportunity to pounce; all the while we the people stand oblivious to the powers we have given up. Kind of like the spouse who gives up the check book to their shop happy partner. The partner brings home lingerie, and nice furniture, wonderful Entertainment Systems, etc., and the spouse says, “hey, I like this, I am really glad I turned the check book over to my wonderful partner. I can’t believe the benefits of this deal, if you know what I mean.” Then suddenly the bill collectors start calling.
We have allowed our taxes to go to back to Washington, our “shop happy partner.” Who goes out and buys the lipstick and lingerie, and then play their sick little game of Russian roulette. Promising us everything and telling us it is okay because we can just get our money from the rich dude down the street. As the rich dude packs his bags in the middle of the night and leaves the country for safe harbors, such India, Mexico, China, or where ever he can hide from the red sickle of the American Politician.
Instead we get these two parties that couldn’t care less about the people. They will destroy the people if they have to, in order to satisfy their hunger for power. Neither side will back down. They just circle each other around and around looking for the weakness, looking for an opportunity to pounce; all the while we the people stand oblivious to the powers we have given up. Kind of like the spouse who gives up the check book to their shop happy partner. The partner brings home lingerie, and nice furniture, wonderful Entertainment Systems, etc., and the spouse says, “hey, I like this, I am really glad I turned the check book over to my wonderful partner. I can’t believe the benefits of this deal, if you know what I mean.” Then suddenly the bill collectors start calling.
We have allowed our taxes to go to back to Washington, our “shop happy partner.” Who goes out and buys the lipstick and lingerie, and then play their sick little game of Russian roulette. Promising us everything and telling us it is okay because we can just get our money from the rich dude down the street. As the rich dude packs his bags in the middle of the night and leaves the country for safe harbors, such India, Mexico, China, or where ever he can hide from the red sickle of the American Politician.
You know the sickest part of this whole thing is that we the people get excited every time they add a bullet to the revolver. Look how perty she is. Bang! America, “We the People,” are no more. Dead, but at least it was done in a nice way.
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