The Blame Game
Before I begin I need to make something clear. I have the highest regard for my two senators and my representative to Congress. I have, not because they " bring home the bacon", but because they represent my views and the views of a preponderance of my fellow Texans. This said I move on to Congress.
The liberal Democrats have controlled Congress for a year and a half. What legislation has been passed or proposed. They have paid off their constituent special interests. To labor, an increase in the minimum wage, war against free trade and proposing a bill to eliminate the secret ballot in union elections. For their tort bar friends, delay on the foreign wire tapping bill in order to offer the telecommunications companies as fodder for the trial lawyers. So given their payoff to the ones " who brung them", how have they tackled the major problems at hand?
What else! As a good liberal you attack problems by blaming someone else. Bush, of course is their main and easy target. What ever the problem is Bush caused it. How ridiculous. The Constitution gave Congress the "big stick". They appropriate the money. They confirm major appointments, they declare war, or as in our current situation, authorize the use of force. But everything that goes wrong is Bush fault.
How do they approach problem solving? What else, have an investigation. Get the TV cameras rolling , roll out your most vindictive and vilifying remarks and blame somebody - anybody - for what is wrong. The oil crisis? Blame the oil companies. Of course they only average about 8% profit - less than half most sectors of the economy - but any gains they have is because of supply and demand. If it was not for Bill Clinton's veto we would have oil flowing from the ANWAR today.
Their investigative specialty is to try and eliminate their enemies. All over Carl Rove - for what?
Resurrect the "Freedom of Information" act to silence talk radio. Try and drag the CEO's of big oil before the rolling TV cameras and vilify them.
I guess if you can't engage in civil debate and make your case, and you crave power, you have to do something. It's kind of like an alley fight - anything to win.
Term limits and a return of the Senate being elected by state legislatures? Never happen but maybe not such a bad idea.
The liberal Democrats have controlled Congress for a year and a half. What legislation has been passed or proposed. They have paid off their constituent special interests. To labor, an increase in the minimum wage, war against free trade and proposing a bill to eliminate the secret ballot in union elections. For their tort bar friends, delay on the foreign wire tapping bill in order to offer the telecommunications companies as fodder for the trial lawyers. So given their payoff to the ones " who brung them", how have they tackled the major problems at hand?
What else! As a good liberal you attack problems by blaming someone else. Bush, of course is their main and easy target. What ever the problem is Bush caused it. How ridiculous. The Constitution gave Congress the "big stick". They appropriate the money. They confirm major appointments, they declare war, or as in our current situation, authorize the use of force. But everything that goes wrong is Bush fault.
How do they approach problem solving? What else, have an investigation. Get the TV cameras rolling , roll out your most vindictive and vilifying remarks and blame somebody - anybody - for what is wrong. The oil crisis? Blame the oil companies. Of course they only average about 8% profit - less than half most sectors of the economy - but any gains they have is because of supply and demand. If it was not for Bill Clinton's veto we would have oil flowing from the ANWAR today.
Their investigative specialty is to try and eliminate their enemies. All over Carl Rove - for what?
Resurrect the "Freedom of Information" act to silence talk radio. Try and drag the CEO's of big oil before the rolling TV cameras and vilify them.
I guess if you can't engage in civil debate and make your case, and you crave power, you have to do something. It's kind of like an alley fight - anything to win.
Term limits and a return of the Senate being elected by state legislatures? Never happen but maybe not such a bad idea.
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