It should surprise no one that $458 million dollars was overpaid to the victims of Katrina. The only thing that this accomplishes is to make those of us who donate to victims of natural disasters leery about shelling out money next time. William Jefferson, the Representative from New Orleans, the same man who was found to have $90,000.00 stashed in his freezer, was voted back into office by the people who were the victims of this flooded and devastated city. This was after the money was discovered hidden away. Not only were his actions condoned then, when he returned to the nation’s Capitol, he was given a standing ovation by the members of the Black Caucus.
As of today, the ratings for our legislative body fell below that of the president. President Bush is no different than any other president when he has come to the end of his term, thus the title of lame duck is given to this office. But the Senate and the Congress have been in office only for a few months—to have such a low rating this early on is unheard of. It has not been that low in decades.
Barack Obama is right up there with Hillary Clinton in the polls and if you will look at those that surround him at his various fund raisers, you’ll see a sea of black faces. Bill Clinton became known as the first black president, even though he’s not black. He did however, pander to the black voters. Bill Clinton had a way of pandering to everyone all the time just so long as they held that vote he was after. Everybody’s very best friend at all times and now we have the other half of the coin. Two for the price of one, so he bragged, if they are elected. Do we want these two in the White House again—these two who are so driven by the lure of money and power? I can tell you that I surely do not. I have had enough of the Clinton’s to last me a life time. Then again, do we want Obama? A novice in the political world who has already chosen the side he would choose. He is known to have IT. Whatever that means. This term was used during World War II, referring to the pin-up girl Betty Grable. She was the IT girl. A blonde bomb shell with million dollar legs.
I keep trying to find someone or something that I can stomach for four years within my old affiliation of the Democratic Party. I hate the fact that I may have to watch my favorite long running soap opera, the one in Washington DC, and despise everything about it. Even when I was a devoted fan of the soap known as Dallas, at least I had the kind and honest Bobby to offset the evil corrupt JR. Aaron would set on our couch with blanket in mouth and eyes glued to the tube as we three tuned in for our fix. But that was just make believe, and wildly entertaining. The population of the entire country came to a standstill as the cast from Dallas came into our homes. We had Knot’s Landing and Falcon Crest too, so life was good, but when we turned off the TV, our life was still the same as before, and when De'on tucked him into bed, that was the end of JR and his evil schemes until the next week. Bobby Ewing had to live with the results of JR, but we, the American public, have to deal with what passes for politics in the Capitol of our nation.
So if one from the Democratic Party is elected, who would I rather it be? You've got me. Dennis Kuchini, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden or Chris Dodd. To tell the truth, none of these impress me and I promise you I am trying to be impressed. I really am. My one request is that the next president takes the safety of our country and its citizens as their number one issue. Sadly, not a one of them do. Not one of them.
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