As many of you may know, the bailout compromise has failed. This of course means the average American has won. At press time, the House of Representatives stated that private money should stay in private hands. The vote was close, but in all honesty the bill was killed by a bi-partisan effort.
Democrats such as Nancy (pause for shiver) Pelosi and the fabulous Barney Frank immediately pointed the finger at the Republicans in Congress. They did so because they think you, the American people, just fell off of the turnip truck. They probably do not think you can read and/or access the Internet. Here are the real facts:
Democrats have a pure majority in the House of Representatives of 235 to 199. This means if the Democrats had their own house in order, they could have passed the bill anyway.
Of the Mississippi delegation, the three Democrats voted AGAINST the bill while Chip Pickering, who is not seeking re-election, voted for it.
Even though the bill was supposed to be bi-partisan, during the debate Pelosi called out the Republicans. This obviously made some of them pretty angry.
President Bush has absolutely no credibility/power when it comes to the rank and file Republicans.
End of fact.
Now, for some inferences we can make from these facts. The two major political parties are in shambles. There is no party unity in either case. This is great for the country. George Washington, a name that often engenders a bit of respect from many Americans, abhorred political parties and warned the United States to not form them. We would probably be better off had Hamilton and Jefferson followed this advice. Instead of listening to Pelosi or Bush, the members of Congress worried about their constituents, how novel.
The Republican party has taken the populist mantle from the Democrats. The Democratic Party is up in arms that their plan to save the salaries of a few already rich (probably white) men. Now the Republicans are on the side of the everyman. I am both a Republican and a populist and you can ask my wife, I thought that meant I was crazy. The Democrats have long been the party of factory workers, rank and file, and labor organizations. Now, the Republican party is protecting the yeomen, who are the backbone of our Nation.
President Bush has jumped the shark. Wikipedia the phrase. Once you read it, if you know anything about the bailout package he tried to push through, you will understand exactly what I mean. I don't completely blame him. I believe Bernake and Paulson gave him bad advice and only one option. Doesn't say much for Harvard business degrees though.
Finally, the Democrats have squandered their advantage gained from general dissatisfaction in the Bush administration. Rank and file Democrats just want to hold on to their seats so they vote against this great communist scheme. The big knock against the Democrats for the last 15 years is that all they do is B!tch and Whine. In response, they whined that they had no power to do anything. Once they got power, they promptly did nothing with it. But they had a President from the other party so all of their bills go vetoed right? According to Wikipedia, President Bush has had the least number of vetoes since Warren Harding. So, deal with it. The American people should take note that even though they may dislike President Bush, the Democrats have squandered their chance. The Republicans have made it well known that they are no longer loyal Bushies. So, my suggestion, in your local congressional race this fall, vote Republican.
-J
2 comments:
I find it interesting that you are advocating for people to vote for a Republican to be their congressman, when the only three Mississippi Representatives that voted the way you wanted them to were Democrats. It seems that you are fueling the very party system you so strongly dislike. Very interesting indeed.
Perhaps I should have said if you are going to vote for a party, you should vote for the one that actually does work rather than one who complains.
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