In September of 2009 I marched in my first ever protest in Washington DC. It was a crowd heavily laden with baby boomers. For many it was an arduous walk down Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenue to the Capitol. Posters, signs, and conversations with fellow marchers confirmed my reason for marching. The mood was anger over uncontrolled government spending, taxing, bureaucratic growth, and snooping into the lives and habits of citizens. It was a legitimate and orderly protest, we used trashcans, left no litter, caused no mayhem and defaced no property. In 2009 the boiling point was the then proposed plan known as Obama care. However, it's wasn't just an anti Obama protest. Most presidents over the last sixty years have allowed uncontrolled growth of government agencies and overreach and their best intentions have floundered due to the inefficiency of government bureaucracies.
As the Reverend Wright famously proclaimed, "the chickens have come home to roost". The federal bigness and overlapping bureaucracies are now killing people and stripping us of our constitutional rights. Millions of Americans are simply fed up. Poor communication between federal policing agencies killed innocents in Boston, Benghazi, and Mexico. Government big wigs always offer several trite excuses:
a. I wasn't aware of anything.
b. It is an active investigation and I cannot comment further.
c. I will appoint a blue ribbon committee.
d. It's all the fault of Bush, Cheney, and Rush Limbaugh.
e. The computer files on issues were accidentally deleted.
The real crisis for the Obama Administration has even pissed off the politically left. Associated Press media types usually defend and protect their political favorites on the left. Now, some mass media outlets and commentators are questioning the presidents motives and techniques in a number of questionable situations where truth and ethics seem stretched or abandoned. Also, the steady stream of hot scandals caused by federal government errors are piling up faster then Carney can create cute excuses. Nixon and Clinton flirted with impeachment, but the screw-ups of Obama will unfortunately be excused because of his skin color.
The current bundle of crisis es may get a few bureaucrats fired, ostracized, or jailed. However, the political biggies will escape accountability. I predict the root causes of bloated government filled with bumbling bureaucrats lead by bumbling leaders will continue in the short term. Maybe the elections in 2014 and 2016 will improve things or maybe lousy incumbents will be replaced by more lousy democrat and republican newbies.
The Tea Party is a leaderless movement which will not fill the halls of Congress because it lacks money. However, the Tea Party is a groundswell of Americans seeking major changes in the way the government conducts its business and treats its citizens. Despite the ridicule and inattention from the left, the Tea Party will survive and thrive. If the unacceptable status quo in politics and big government continues from the Kingdom of Washington, future demonstrations may result in citizens bearing more than protest signs. Hopefully, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't buy up all the ammunition.
Ultimately, more citizens need to become aware and educated about our heritage and history so they can vote with more reason rather than emotion. Those who hate America should cast their fate and fortunes in the place they believe is a better place. The silent majority lives and thrives. The Tea Party and like minded groups and individuals will eventually produce better leaders and government practises.
As the Reverend Wright famously proclaimed, "the chickens have come home to roost". The federal bigness and overlapping bureaucracies are now killing people and stripping us of our constitutional rights. Millions of Americans are simply fed up. Poor communication between federal policing agencies killed innocents in Boston, Benghazi, and Mexico. Government big wigs always offer several trite excuses:
a. I wasn't aware of anything.
b. It is an active investigation and I cannot comment further.
c. I will appoint a blue ribbon committee.
d. It's all the fault of Bush, Cheney, and Rush Limbaugh.
e. The computer files on issues were accidentally deleted.
The real crisis for the Obama Administration has even pissed off the politically left. Associated Press media types usually defend and protect their political favorites on the left. Now, some mass media outlets and commentators are questioning the presidents motives and techniques in a number of questionable situations where truth and ethics seem stretched or abandoned. Also, the steady stream of hot scandals caused by federal government errors are piling up faster then Carney can create cute excuses. Nixon and Clinton flirted with impeachment, but the screw-ups of Obama will unfortunately be excused because of his skin color.
The current bundle of crisis es may get a few bureaucrats fired, ostracized, or jailed. However, the political biggies will escape accountability. I predict the root causes of bloated government filled with bumbling bureaucrats lead by bumbling leaders will continue in the short term. Maybe the elections in 2014 and 2016 will improve things or maybe lousy incumbents will be replaced by more lousy democrat and republican newbies.
The Tea Party is a leaderless movement which will not fill the halls of Congress because it lacks money. However, the Tea Party is a groundswell of Americans seeking major changes in the way the government conducts its business and treats its citizens. Despite the ridicule and inattention from the left, the Tea Party will survive and thrive. If the unacceptable status quo in politics and big government continues from the Kingdom of Washington, future demonstrations may result in citizens bearing more than protest signs. Hopefully, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't buy up all the ammunition.
Ultimately, more citizens need to become aware and educated about our heritage and history so they can vote with more reason rather than emotion. Those who hate America should cast their fate and fortunes in the place they believe is a better place. The silent majority lives and thrives. The Tea Party and like minded groups and individuals will eventually produce better leaders and government practises.
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