WORDS REFLECT THE TIMES

The Urban dictionary is as good a source for sociologists.  When there was a rash of people going into post offices and shooting anyone there (or so it seemed) we call that type of behavior 'going postal'.  Today our urban mentors had a new one which, once again, reflects our current times.  The term is 'congressional' ("to act infantile and obstinate; to reject common sense in favor of self-interest regardless of consequence")s.  I doubt that anyone in Congress reads the urban dictionary.  If they did, they would be more in touch with the average public and issues of the day.  Or perhaps, if they heard from the people as they might have when they campaigned, they have become adept at stepping on those people, figuratively, to serve their own masters (Grover Norquist, the Koch brothers, ALEX, and all the far right (with the exception of the few who live in their own crazed, mental world an get nothing from outside their own heads)).  Campaign funding is more dear than the needs of the constituents who voted them in.

By some political miracle, humanity sprung forth to enough in the Congress to finally pass a bill that will free the money to assist in the recovery from the damage Hurricane Sandy did to New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Those who had been obstructing it for so long should be totally ashamed of themselves for their lack of Christianity. Hopefully their constituents will be more God-fearing and remember how these selfish people behaved to those less fortunate, acting against the Bible's teachings in which they profess to adhere, when re-election time rolls around again.

Coined recently:  The 11th Hour:  Used to describe the final moments of a given event, or situation where change is still a possibility.  Right before a deadline.  This seems to be a practice our current Congress prefers rather than doing the job for which they were sent to Washington.  Impeachment is the word that comes to mind as a suitable public response to their performance, failing in their duty to the people which they promised to uphold.

By interfering with educators and trying to take control of education by forbidding evolution to be taught in places, substituting 'intelligent design' they fail to uphold our Constitution which demands a secular government, we have politicians ignoring that while criticizing what they see as threats to our Constitution in other places.  That myopic view from so many currently in office is dangerous.  Another urban word has come forth.  It is 'politischool': " A school system where all decisions are political and renders the entire educational environment stagnant and regressive. An atmosphere characterized by an uneducated school board who makes decisions based on what is politically popular than what is correct for children  This type of mindset and action leaves the system in a hopeless state of confusion". 

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