Fighting the Beltway Mentality

The American Thinker ^ | December 31, 2009 | Beverly Gunn

[Scanian]

I have heard many folks openly observe that all members of Congress must live in a different world than we live in. I have pondered this oft heard statement and I must concur. I have a direct sense and understanding of these, now particularly odious folks, with a story of life as we knew it around the Beltway of Washington.

Back in the late 1980's we were assigned to the D.C. area due to military posting. It was a cultural shock to the entire family. In part, the disparity was due to having lived in Germany for four wonderful years and being more accustomed to a quieter, less stressful lifestyle. While in Germany we enjoyed no loud noises on Sunday, closed stores, and simply a slower, easier lifestyle. When we hit the D.C. area, living went into warp speed. And not only that, we were surrounded by people, each of whom felt he was more important than the last person introduced, and we found a permeated self-centered mindset unlike anything we had ever seen anywhere in all our adventures around the world.

[robomatik]

"Beverly Gunn is a rancher living in East Texas. She appreciates hard work and believes her cattle are more intelligent and can be trusted more than our country's elected representatives. She is grateful to live and work on the land."

[DainBramage]

Her fenceposts are more intelligent than congress.

[1776 Reborn]

It's time to send these pompous asses back to their home districts to live, and actually see their consituents face to face, while they telecommute with Washington DC.

[Venturer]

These people in the Congress get to live like Royalty. Is it any wonder they start to think they are?

[jwparkerjr]

These people live a life that has absolutely nothing in common with those they were elected to represent. Until that changes the situation will continue. As long as they can use the sweat, effort and hard-earned resources of those who are pay taxes to buy the votes of those who don't pay taxes, the slope will grow more slippery by the day.

The current system is unsustainable. I'm amazed it's managed to continue as long as it has. I would have thought a trillion dollar deficit, growing by the hour, would have done us in by now.

The system will fail. Either when it collapses under its own weight, or when the tax paying voters make wholesale changes to those who are doing this to us.

The choice is ours.

[toomuchcoffee]

Term Limits!

[Scanian]

Actually, I’d say that “herd of cattle” aptly describes our congresscritters.

The difference is who is herding them - Beverly is doubless a far more intelligent cattleperson than Pelosi or her faithful Mormon sidekick, Harry.

[robomatik]

"Beverly is doubless a far more intelligent cattleperson than Pelosi or her faithful Mormon sidekick, Harry."

no offense, but did you misread my post? you and i, are in TOTAL agreement.

[Scanian]

Just my roundabout way of saying that I agree with you.

[robomatik]

:)

[1776 Reborn]

Yeah, they’re all whistling around the grave yard on the government spending. They must have cozy homes in some foreign country all set for them to run to.