Hello… Is Anybody Home?
Remember November 7, 2006? American voters turned out by the millions and with a very loud voice said, “We’re madder than hell and we’re not gonna take it anymore!” Both the US House and Senate were wrested from control of Bush’s rubber-stamp Republican majorities and turned over to the Democrats who promised significant changes in the way the business of the country was conducted. Balance of power seemingly restored, we gave a sigh of relief and waited for the new Congress to convene and begin to tighten the clamps on Mr. Bush’s dictatorial gonads. There was even a lot of hype stirred up by the new Democratic leadership about how much they would accomplish in the first 100 hours.
As we slump into February, it might be instructive to list all the significant changes made so far. Rather than expound on the changes, I am simply listing them in the box below…
Enough said about that…
With Bush’s approval ratings by the American people challenging the lowest ever achieved by anyone holding the office of President of the United States of America, with Bush continuing to ignore and run roughshod over the Constitution, with deaths — both Iraqi and American — continuing to mount uncontrolled, with Bush going on national TV and mocking our entire system of government — the government of liberty and freedom and justice that our founders and forefathers fought so hard to achieve and that millions of Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect, with Bush telling us that he has the absolute power and that no one — NO ONE — makes the decisions other than him, with all these things happening at the same time and threatening to send what’s left of this country we so dearly love to proverbial hell in the proverbial hand-basket, I have only one question left to ask of our so called Congress:
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Winston, I’m confused. Are you sure you’re not thinking of Venezuela? Sounds more like Hugo Chavez to me, except for the ratings part. Not unlike Saddam, he will probably have ratings in the high 90s from here on in.
OOooooo.
You sound quite peeved, actually. :I
I actually learn a lot more from following blogs like yours…..
I rejoiced when the Dems took over, but I have to agree with you…so far, they haven’t done a damn thing to turn the tide.
Boss has a saying that the Dems could have used before the election:
PROMISE LESS, DELIVER MORE.
‘Nuf said.
So far, Dems in charge has been a major disappointment. Maybe I should learn not to get my hopes up. I mean, when was the last time Congress really did a lot that I could get excited about? They’re all too busy declaring their run for President to actually DO anything.
We’ve been disillusioned and frustrated for so long that we’re expecting miracles to happen….fast. I’m trying very hard to hold faith that we’ll see some sign that things are looking up…I’m really afraid to think otherwise Winston.
I actually watched the candidates speaking at the DNC Winter Meeting yesterday, and was again struck by the difference between my candidate and… say… Hillary. Her speech was about how little could be done with such a small legislative majority, but just wait until 2008.
I was thinking in early January that we had elected people to help change America. If these people intend to warm the benches until they see what happens in 2008 I think we need new people.