Wake up America!
Shocked! Is perhaps the only word we can use with any degree of professionalism around here given the outrageousness of the ‘ruling elite’ we have in Washington D.C. We believe there is a profound disconnect between logic and common sense for those who allegedly represent us in the Nation’s capital, and what is really going on in America.
It is very much like the ‘divine right’ that kings and queens espoused of in ancient times – you know that fixation that humankind has with [wanting] to be god. Yet, what we are witnessing today is unequivocally open corruption in the most heinous ways; and here is what is troubling us: How and why are these people getting away with selling us out?
Americans please be advised that there is no limit to greed, money, or expectations when it comes to politics and those who work in and around politicians. And please – don’t try and say “The American people have spoken, Mr. President…” insofar as it wasn’t the American people either voting in the House of Representatives or even supporting this legislation.
Hard statistical data from The Pew Research Center clearly shows health care reform, many of the key provisions remain popular, though support for the overall package has slipped. More people now generally oppose the health care reform proposals in Congress (47%) than favor them (34%). This represents a decline in support for health care reform since mid-September, shortly after President Obama’s nationally televised address to Congress on the issue.
Included in the same report was one of the main reasons the disconnect between support for specific elements of health care legislation and overall opposition to the proposals in Congress appears to be driven by a lack of understanding about what is being proposed, the complexity of the topic, and declining trust in Congress. (Please see Pew Research Center coverage, click here.)
We could be totally incorrect here, however we suggest that the declining trust in Congress by the American people is exactly what is demonstrated by their lack of “true representation.” Don’t fool yourselves – Congress doesn’t have the people’s best interests in mind – rather they have sold out to their own party lines and special interest groups. In other words they have sold out for their own sordid gain.
There are some folks in ‘The Institution of Congress’ who are not corrupt and really do have your interests in mind. Hopefully this week we will be able to bring a few here and feature their report cards.
If unruly citizens with an axe to grind show-up at town hall meetings; moreover, if peaceful protesting in the form of tea parties are not being heard; in addition to hard data of failure by public opinion supported by data, then what have we learned from the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or even the American revolution?
