WTFO- I've watched both of his speeches to Congress. At the first he was impolitely called a liar. During this speech a member of the Supreme Court tacitly implied that he was a liar (mouthed that what he said was not true). In addition, I thought I heard several calls of derision from the Republican side of the aisle. What ever happened to politeness and common decency? It is one thing to have an opinion and an opposite view. However, when the President of the United States is derided and called a liar in front of the entire world it should embarrass us. That behavior certainly emboldens our enemies and discourages our friends.
The fact is, it does not matter who the president is, Congress (and the Supreme Court) just does not get it!
No matter who the president is, Congress holds the keys to our future as a country. They can't get along and they can't work together to do any of the work that will help the people. They can get big paychecks, have great healthcare, build their fortunes, take all the perks they want from special interests and just go on day-to-day without suffering any consequences. In fact, the only time they suffer is when they get caught lying, stealing money or having an affair.
The right-leaning Supreme Court can sit back and interpret the Constitution for the benefit of big money, corporations and unions with no regard for the voice of the individual.
Is there anyone out there who believes that we need to have a way to have the issues that are really important (to us) brought directly before the PEOPLE (A Federal Initiative System) such as those initiative systems available in several states? Then Congress could concentrate on the really meaty issues such as regulating cell phones on the highway and building bridges to nowhere.
While I think that initiatives on the whole are a good idea, the concern I have is what has happened in California. A lot of our initiatives are driven by big money special interest groups (for instance the recent Prop. 8) that are able to get passed because people react instead of research.
ReplyDeleteI was appalled by the reaction of the Supreme Court justice. It is, imho, very unpatriotic.
There are a LOT of people who are concerned about how things are going in Washington lately; it's just that no one has devised a convenient way for those disenchanted people to band together to demand change.
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