Here's a great political viewpoint..

[rattlsnak]

Is it any wonder that the natives are restless"! A former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper, Charlie Reese, is reported to have written:

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, The Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine Supreme Court justices - 545 human beings out of the 300 million - are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for th e domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress.

In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered but private central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority.

They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman or a president to do one cotton-picking thing.

I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall.

No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.

The president can only propose a budget.

He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.

Who is the speaker of the House?

She is the leader of the majority party.

She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want.

If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts - of incompetence and irresponsibility.

I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable di rectly to those 545 people.

When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.
If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ.
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.

Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like 'the economy,' 'inflation' or 'politics' that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses - provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

Charlie Reese

[VaSteve]

Have you ever been to Washington? Seen all those fancy buildings with plaques in front that say "Department of ...."? The people that work in those buildings kinda have something to do with all the stuff on that list as well.

Since you already admitted you don't know anything about politics, repeating things you find on the internet "reported to have been written" doesn't lend credibility to your case.

Try this link: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwpol/2073.html

[tc-sacto]

Dejavu
Truer Words Never Spoken

[rattlsnak]

well, there ya go, i didnt see the other thread.

its funny Steve just because ' i dont know anything about politics' that you find the post without credidbility, but if someone else who knows 'alot about politics' posts it, its credible.

The ironic part is, that list is why I dont follow politics as much as many. AND, one of my best friends is a professor at GSU and teaches PS there!

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

well, there ya go, i didnt see the other thread.

its funny Steve just because ' i dont know anything about politics' that you find the post without credidbility, but if someone else who knows 'alot about politics' posts it, its credible.

I must have missed it the first time. For everyone's information, there are ARMIES of people that prepare the federal budget (among many other things on that list). One army for each agency. It's all rolled up to the "President's Budget". To think that these 545 people are that deeply ingrained and knowledgeable about ANY one things is preposterous.

[kstar]

Sure, but who votes?

[sammyg2]

The politicians give people what they want,BS and free stuff without working for it.
Don't blame the politicians for the faults of people and human nature.

Generally, people suck.

[scottmandue]

Maybe it is because the politicians are all cavemen... very well groomed cavemen... or maybe reptiles?

[bivenator]

Did ya'll see the endorsement to BO from the union of gov. workers. Job security as the gov. will grow much larger with a win from BO.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Maybe it is because the politicians are all cavemen... very well groomed cavemen... or maybe reptiles?

Yes, groomed cavemen driving GTRs, no doubt.

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by kstarnes

Sure, but who votes?

Even though that was directed at me, I still laughed out loud at that...

because , yes, i get the irony..

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Maybe it is because the politicians are all cavemen... very well groomed cavemen... or maybe reptiles?

No, it's cause they are lawyers.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

I must have missed it the first time. For everyone's information, there are ARMIES of people that prepare the federal budget (among many other things on that list). One army for each agency. It's all rolled up to the "President's Budget". To think that these 545 people are that deeply ingrained and knowledgeable about ANY one things is preposterous.

So true. I am in the middle of Staffer brief hell right now...I was supposed to be in China Lake today blasting away in the desert with some friends of mine. But, no, little Ms. Staffer needs a brief in DC tomorrow. Chances are she won't understand a word of the tech portion

I will say that the ONE thing each of the 545 is knowledgeable about is how much of the budget is headed to their district, merit be-damned.

[RoninLB]

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