Today's Republicans have not been interested in facts nor reality. They have been on a diet of lies, conspiracy theories, and ego feeding propaganda. For those who run because they wish to represent the electorate, they somehow missed that part of the campaign. I am an independent voter but it has been a few years that I have found few Republicans for whom I can vote, knowing they will be in office and not representing anything for which I believe.
There are some deja vu floaters before our eyes. McConnell sounds like he will follow his leaders, Norquist being the main one. He insists he is not stubborn but that he cannot vote to raise taxes on the rich because he believes it would be bad for the economy and our country. Clearly, the man is not an economist, nor does he represent the public interests by accepting the mandate given President Obama by his re-election.
We have yet to see what will happen. It is rumored that some Republicans have elected to ignore the signed pledge to Norquist. I can only imagine they are between a rock and a hard place, figuratively, since the electorate is unlikely to vote them in should they continue their obstructionist ways. If they don't stick to the pledge, they will get no support from the Republicans for their next campaign. Clearly, none of them can run on their own, Gone are the days when you made it to Washington because of your ideas for the good of all citizens and the country.
While I mistakenly thought that things would begin to simmer down after the election, I forgot that our news comes from media that has to keep things stewing to keep ratings up. Perhaps I can go back to listening to music instead of watching so much TV political news.
There are some deja vu floaters before our eyes. McConnell sounds like he will follow his leaders, Norquist being the main one. He insists he is not stubborn but that he cannot vote to raise taxes on the rich because he believes it would be bad for the economy and our country. Clearly, the man is not an economist, nor does he represent the public interests by accepting the mandate given President Obama by his re-election.
We have yet to see what will happen. It is rumored that some Republicans have elected to ignore the signed pledge to Norquist. I can only imagine they are between a rock and a hard place, figuratively, since the electorate is unlikely to vote them in should they continue their obstructionist ways. If they don't stick to the pledge, they will get no support from the Republicans for their next campaign. Clearly, none of them can run on their own, Gone are the days when you made it to Washington because of your ideas for the good of all citizens and the country.
While I mistakenly thought that things would begin to simmer down after the election, I forgot that our news comes from media that has to keep things stewing to keep ratings up. Perhaps I can go back to listening to music instead of watching so much TV political news.
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