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| Princes on the Hill |
| 2006-05-25 |
| Our little princes have spoken. Their kingdom, on Capital Hill, should be safe from law enforcement. I just shook my head when Pat Kennedy got driven home. Trent Lott told bloggers to go jump in the lake. Pork projects burst from every nook and cranny in the building. Business as usual, I thought. Then the FBI, with a warrant obtained from a judge, cleaned out the offices of William Jefferson, one of the proudest sons of Louisiana. They went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that they recovered only evidence in the case that they were investigating. Our little princes, the darlings of the Beltway, are furious. It seems that whatever a Senator or Congressman has in his offices on Capital Hill should be immune for discovery by law enforcement. In short, on the Hill, our little princes are above the law. There are few people polling lower in the esteem of the American people than Congress. This foolish insolence, this presumption, will drive away any remaining respect we might have held for our elected lawmakers. I just used the word "elected". We elect them. We pay their salaries. They work for us. Every single member of the House of Representatives and one third of the Senate are up for election, re-election, in November. Our little princes seem to have forgotten that theirs is not a hereditary position, but one they must earn. I do not believe they are earning re-election. I think we need to butt kick a few of our employees. The unique thing about the United States is that we all believe that we are just as good as the people we send to Congress. We may recognize that some Americans are better than others, but from the very beginning we have held the firm opinion that Congress is not. This is the nation that elected Andrew Johnson President. We sent Davy Crockett to Congress. Richard Nixon had to have a cloth coat. Our employees, the people we elect, are no better than we are. IÂ’ll be writing my two Senators and Congresscritter. It may do no good, but two of the three are up for re-election in November. I will remember. |
| Posted by:Chuck Simmins |
| #2 Since Howard Dean accused the republicans as having a culture of corruption, The following democrat Congresspeople have fallen down the stairs. Cynthia Mc Kinney, Patrick Kennedy, William Jefferson. More please. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-25 15:43 |
| #1 Exactly. The false sense of entitlement has been pervasive in the halls of congress for years - especially in the senate. Unfortunately more Americans tuned into American Idol last night than Fox News to get a clue about Willie Jefferson. Although clearly the latter story has more implications toward their daily lives wrt congressional improprieties & pork. My point being that when a lot of Americans vote they go for name recognition or vote for the incumbent vice the challenger. Sh*t, I bet 3 to 1 those who are 18-25 in this country can name last night's Idol winner but cannot name either the speaker of the house or even who the V.P. is. It's almost time for another revolution to kick out the corrupt. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-05-25 08:59 |