Get The Hint

There is a big disconnect between the wishes of the American population and our elected leaders. I know that I have been harping on this topic lately but it bothers me that we are so blind. We continue to send the same lame excuses for leaders to Washington and they continue to ignore everything we tell them to do. Talk about a narcissistic approach to government. I am beginning to think that Americans are suffering from schizophrenia. After all we keep sending the same people to govern our nation again and again, each time hoping that the outcome will be different. Of course the idea that an entire nation can be that gullible is just plain silly.

So what can we do? To start, we need a better communication method with Washington. The recent immigration bill has caused quite a stir and people have been calling, writing and e-mailing their Congressmen and Senators to let them know what they want. Unfortunately, some of the narcissists chose to categorize the wishes of their constituents as prejudice and racist. I view the desire to have our current laws enforced to be just good citizenship. Oh dopey me. Maybe with the advent of the internet, we can dispose of Congress and the Senate and have a popular vote on what we need. That takes out the middleman. Technology creates the ability to alter our situation.

Another option would be rotating the whole group out of power. After all, Ted Kennedy has been in office almost my entire life. A President only gets 8 years to screw things up. Kennedy has been destroying people’s lives for two generations. What amazes me is that he is still looked at with favor by those in Washington, namely our President. We have developed family dynasties that do nothing but run for office and attempt to dictate their personal whims and desires on an unknowing public. Most of the time they exempt themselves from the rules they enact. Talk about creating a privilege class. And yet we reelect them. We need to do something. Change the mix.

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Cobb