Posted on 12/12/2008 9:20:29 AM PST by AuntB
Well, I guess we all know about Illinois' governor, Rod Blagojevich, trying to sell Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat. I've gotten used to learning about crooked politicians but this guy Blagojevich is either extremely brazen or just plain hillbilly dumb.
Even knowing that he was under investigation for corruption, he was legally taped on the telephone talking about the rewards he could reap by appointing certain people to the Senate.
A couple of years ago Louisiana Congressman, William Jefferson, was relieved of duty for accepting money for political favors. He must have made a lot of it because he had ninety thousand dollars in his freezer.
Alaska's Senator, Ted Stevens, lost his Senate seat after he was found guilty of corruption charges.
Charles Rangel, Congressman from New York, is now under investigation and the list goes on.
We all know about the campaign contributions from rich people and big corporations, the crooked lobbyists who are the bagmen for special interests and the Congressmen and women who looked at America through a television camera and told us that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were safe and sound, just a short while before the lid blew off both of them.
We all know that Barney Frank and company are investigating the heads of corporations when somebody should be investigating them.
We all know about the government mounting staggering debt on the shoulders of our great great grandchildren to bolster failing companies and unions.
In other words my friends, the unfortunate truth is that a large part of our House and Senate are corrupt, jaded men and women who are selling our government and our future to the highest bidder and the end is not in sight.
This country is supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Now it is of the crooks, by the crooks and for the crooks. The will of the people means nothing to this bunch.
Our Congress is completely out of control, completely out of touch and completely out of ideas about what to do about anything except being re-elected.
At one time in my life I was under the impression that people who ran for public office were decent folks who want to serve this country and I know that there were and maybe still are a few who have not sold out to the dark side.
But when you look at the overall record of this Congress it is dismal and getting more so all the time.
Have you ever stopped and thought about how much money seven hundred billion dollars is? That is nearly $2,300 for every man, woman and child in America.
And one hundred fifty billion of that was in personal pork barrel spending. That's the price of a vote in Congress these days, put a few billion in my pork barrel if you want my vote.
People, if you've read this column over the last nine years you know that I love America with all my heart, that I believe in the Republic and believe this is the greatest nation the world has ever known.
But nowadays I am so disgusted with the House and Senate who seem to be nothing more that a bunch of impotent old hacks who can't do anything about the mess we're in and won't step aside to let someone with fresh ideas come and do what they can't.
Supposedly Barack Obama came into office to effect sweeping change and the American public bought it.
Okay, America has spoken, Obama has won and I am willing to give him a chance and see what he does, but while America has voted for change in the White House, they have sent the same old losing team back to the Congress, and there will be no change except for the worse.
That's all this bunch is capable of.
Am I in contempt of Congress? Dang right, I am! I'm so much in contempt that I can't even articulate it.
What do you think?
Pray for our troops
God Bless America
Charlie Daniels
December 12, 2008
When You’re Good To Obama
(Chicago, the musical)
There’s a lot of favors
I’m prepared to do
You do one for Obama
He’ll do one for you.
He nails it.
Perfect!
you said a mouth full, and I thank you. I love your home page and agree whole heartly. Hopefully all this mess has brought the Repubs to a new light and with a new found knowledge of what they have to do. We can only pray that this be true
Charlie Daniels: An American Treasure
This country is supposed to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Now it is of the crooks, by the crooks and for the crooks. The will of the people means nothing to this bunch.
Our Congress is completely out of control, completely out of touch and completely out of ideas about what to do about anything except being re-elected.”...
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Excellent article. Way to go Charlie. We mostly agree with much if not all that he has written here. So why is it the same ole, same ole is still going? No matter what any politician says ... it is the good ole boy network doing what they dang well plese, and to heck with the people that voted them into office. No impeachments, rarely any censor. (It would be a case of the kettle calling the pot black).
What are we do do? In the meanwhile the immigration level has grown hugely in proportions, I do not believe that most of the newer voters understand the issues anyway. Like most all of the country, they are interested in what directly is going to help them (OR SO THEY THINK/BELIVE).
I know there are exceptions ... only not enough to make a difference for the middle class conservative/Republican.
GET Real.. LOOK AT WHAT IS AND WHAT HAS BEEN SINCE REAGAN.
Indeed he is.
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