Day 318: Enough!

So now the news is reporting that there are movements afoot by some to petition for the right to secede from the Union.  Alrighty then!  More impassioned, reactionary posturing by those with more time on their hands than common sense in their head.  I suppose given the fact that I'm blogging about this puts me in the category of whiners as well.

I think most of us are pretty fed up with the whole partisan crap that has this country in a death grip.  You know, regardless of who won the election, tax hikes and spending cuts are inevitable.  All the bad things that would happen if a Democrat or Republican won the presidency will happen.  Thinking that your vote would mean the difference between Armageddon or paradise is pretty naive.  We spend so much time pointing out blame but no one really does much to solve the problem.  It's the Christian Right, the left wing democrats, the filthy rich, immigrants (illegal or otherwise), the gays, the welfare babies, lazy senators, alien visitors, Twinkies, or Ryan Seacrest, take your pick.  Reminds me of a line from the movie, The American President.  "And whatever your particular problem is, I promise you, Bob Rumson is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: making you afraid of it and telling you who's to blame for it. That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you win elections."  So is that art imitating life?  You betcha!

Look, regardless of our party affiliations, we're all pretty pissed off right now.  Suffice it to say both sides of the political fence have done their fair share of damage to this great country and to evenly share the blame, we, the American citizenry, have allowed it to go on far too long.  Politicians in Washington are thrilled that we're all bitching and moaning at each other because it keeps the heat off of them.  Instead we need to press, brow beat and bitch slap, if necessary, our elected officials because it is their privilege, not their right, to represent us and because of that they have a tremendous responsibility to US!  We don't serve their needs, they are here to serve ours.  At what point did we forget that?  Don't let them tell you it's the other guy's fault.  Right now it doesn't matter who's to blame.  What matters is righting the ship that has gone aground.  Go and read Harry S. Truman's autobiography, Plain Speaking.  Here was one president who understood that when it comes to politics, the role of the president was not to sit on top of the pyramid.  His role is to stand at the bottom of the INVERTED pyramid because being the president means to be the ultimate servant to your country.

To paraphrase another quote from the movie, I think our politicians are more worried about their jobs rather than doing their jobs.   Enough complaining and finger pointing.  It's time for everyone, all of us, to go to work.