“The only reason I posted is that I think too often the “messengers” take the heat that should be applied to the politicians who created the problem.”
Of course, politicians should be “blamed”, but beyond that, have they been held to account? I know this is simplistic, but these politicians are voted into office time and time again by some of “us”.
My point? Unless they can show a record of voting the bad actors out of office, the American voters who keep these politicians in office have collectively created most of the problems we now face, and deserve to be called out.
The electorate took a step in the right direction during the 2010 elections, and we’ll see if that will continue in about 4 months. If Obama is reelected and/or liberal progressive Senators remain in power following the 2012 elections (as well as the state/local candidates), then “we the people” have failed to hold the bad actors to account...and the country will suffer the consequences once again.
And that's exactly my point. Voters must assign blame where it's deserved. I shake my head with wonder when I see a Congressman on TV ripping the IRS -- something I've seen it many times. Talk about hypocrisy and blame-shifting!