We're one full day into 2010 and we're still living with impending economic collapse, near revolt over health care reform and unemployment nearly as high as it's ever been in this country. You'd think our Congress could find something better to do than censure a representative for speaking his mind (Joe Wilson) but not for being drunk at the podium (Max Baucus.) I think this clearly identifies one of the major malfunctions with our government. It's more important to appear to be doing something -- regardless of how inane it might be -- than to actually take action. They're all so afraid of actually committing to something. You and I can't do that. We have to, you know, pick a lane and get in it. Congress is like a bunch of rubberneckers at the scene of a particularly gruesome auto accident. They're going to slow to a crawl as they drive by, make noises about how awful it is and how sad and they'll talk about what they are going to do to make it all better. The reality is: They can't do a damn thing to make it all better because they're a large part of the problem. But they'll look REALLY busy. They're not actually going to do anything constructive, other than, perhaps, vote themselves another pay raise. (Did you know that they AUTOMATICALLY get an annual raise unless they vote NOT to give themselves one? Yep. That's the way the legislation is set up. Pretty neat, huh?) And then they'll congratulate each other on passing yet another law to continue to suck the life out of the American Taxpayer.
Bastards.
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