Around 2010, I was offered a gov’t job in DC. I accepted. To be honest, I’d never been to DC in my life.
So I arrived. I was there for 1,273 days (yes, I counted). There’s not a single day that something of an unusual, or corrupted, or screwed-up episode did not occur. Around the clock....24 hours a day....it amazed me over the amount of screwed up episodes that occurred. Some involved government operations...some involved murders or shootings in DC....some involved nutcases....some involved the city metro-system.
My impression is that DC is dying...literally passing away as we speak. I reached some point where I just said enough, gave notice, and finally retired (leaving the area). About three months before I left....some some-time businessman who had a jewelry shop on the main drag about half-a-mile from my apartment. Mid-day....some guy walked in and shot the owner dead. No worry about getting caught or seen. It’s an attitude that exists around all of the region...they are all doing some wrong, and don’t worry if they get caught. Even the Senators.
People, those that aren’t hipsters and crybaby liberals, tend to be very resilient. Much more than the elites, politicians, and talking heads give them credit for. I’m not much of a traveler. I’m very content having my feet planted in the US of A. But, I have been to Afghanistan and Iraq. I’ve worked and talked with people from both places. I’ve driven thru their neighborhoods and saw how they live and survive. My point.....
I’d love to know EVERYTHING. I don’t care how deviant and depraved they are. Of course, I’d love to see each and everyone one of them held accountable. But, the American people will deal with it, fix it and move on. It’s in our DNA. Those people are so corrupt and deviant, that they’ve proven that every single one of them needs to go. Even the “good” ones.
I read yesterday, that they passed a law, signed by the President, that allows the DC Metro Authority/Police to make warrantless searches on any property adjacent to the Authority’s property. Guess, even Rand Paul and Louie Ghomert, forgot about that pesky little thing called the 4th Amendement.
But, we’ve only ourselves to blame. Complacency and falling for the same old BS, time and time again, has brought us to the point we’re at now.
I have a friend that works up there. This friend tends to be somewhat, cosmopolitan. Couldn’t wait to get up there, work and save the world. This person has only been there for a little over a year. Has seen stuff that make them ill, with the corruption and the govt’s willingness to look the other way for some folks, who have committed actual crimes. So, taking a plea for something ridiculous is better because it saves the taxpayer money on a trial, blah blah blah. Now, this friend just wants to move as far from there as possible and get away from it.