Posted by
Richard Fry on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:21:01 PM
It has been said that "those that govern least, govern best". It has been far too long since we had a revolution in this country. We have the opportunity each election year and we unfailingly do not take advantage of it, because "it is not our representative that is causing the problem"! So we re-elect ours and you re-elect yours and nothing changes! We as a people are only looking for short term solutions and we are unwilling to look past the last sound bite on the nearest media source.
It is time for us to listen to and support 3rd party candidates that have some common sense solutions and not buy into the two party rhetoric that only keeps the idiots we have in Washington in place. I believe that nobody who is currently in office beyond their 1st term is capable of being part of the solution, because they are responsible for the problem. Congress has a poor record of self repair.
We as voters must not re-elect incumbents
I do not think that it should bother us to cross party line to accomplish that as, there is not a nickels worth of difference in either party. Who becomes president is of some consequence, but not much if congress does not work with them, little of their agenda will be accomplished. As much as I disliked Clinton, I must admit some of our best years (recently) economically and diplomatically were when he had to work with a republican controlled Congress.
If our representatives were truly held responsible for their actions, and voted out for their remarkable incompetence, they would have that deer in the headlights look in their eyes come election time, or preferably that Cincinnatus thought process that compels them to come back home and go to work again.
Term limits and abolition of a government retirement plan for congress would go along way to inducing proper behavior and positive results from our employees that we choose to represent us!
Last but not least an absolute no exception balanced budget amendment would finish most of them (sorry representatives) off and wean them and us from the evils of big government.
I say vote the bums out