Such Fine Leadership

So, Friday our elected "leaders" showed their complete and utter contempt for us, the electorate who sent them to do our work. Not only did they make asses of themselves on the floor by accusing one another of such things as "cowardice" and being "pathetic," but they passed another pay-raise (easy enough when they do not have to vote on the measure).

Maybe if they were held accountable, these things would not happen. Oh, I forgot, we do not hold our elected "leaders" to account for their actions.

Madison and the original fathers of this nation had a vision of citizen lawmakers who would go to do their duty, elected by the citizens because they were to be trusted and, hopefully, act for the constituency, and when done return home to their real jobs as bakers, lawyers, smiths, etc. They were not intended to become professional politicians whose job becomes one of getting re-elected.

Republicans and Democrats alike have hijacked the system and taken what was the greatest experiment in history and turned it into a system akin to the ceasars of the Roman Empire.

God bless and protect this great nation. And may God bless our troops who valiantly protect us.