The Entitlements R' Us Party
Americans are fretful about the nation’s future. And with good cause. There are few politicians on either side of the aisle that haven’t contributed to this state of mind. President Bush and the Republicans were gutless spenders. Every literate American knows they didn’t practice what they preached.
The current administration is nothing special. It’s filled with two-bit players pulled from the ranks of the Clinton administration. There is no reason to believe they learned from their past mistakes. For that matter, there is no evidence that they care. But that’s the point. It’s party loyalty that keeps them in the game.
Stand above political affiliations and just watch the jockeying. It’s apparent that the politicians are there to take care of the politicians. They are all insiders, even those temporarily on the outside. And they are all there to preserve and protect each other. They have managed to give nepotism a good name.
Obama’s cabinet, appointees and personal advisers are a bunch of retreads. So were Bush’s selectees. Obama is just a new face playing the old game he learned in Chicago.
The business of government is predicated on the preservation of influence and the attainment of personal wealth. Power is used to solidify longevity. In politics, longevity is the key to wealth. That both sides vehemently united against term limits substantiates this observation.
Lobbyists provide the glue that holds the corruption together. They supply the private conference rooms to barter political contributions for favors. Their rewards are based on their ability to anonymously scam the system. It’s a closed shop. Outsiders need not apply.
Both sides of the aisle share a common mindset. The believe tax revenues are the spoils of war. Legislation is no longer based on objective analysis and need. It’s doubtful this consideration is anything more than a by-product of the real objectives.
Other than its nation crippling size, there is nothing unusual about the $787 billion stimulus package.
The Democrats used the fiscal crisis as a pretext to reward their constituencies and bolster their political longevity. The crisis was a gift from heaven, which goes to prove that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Obama knows the bill is loaded with pork. In fact, that is why he was eager to sign it. The legislation rewards his constituencies with revenues his party will confiscate from his adversary’s supporters. That’s what upset all but three Republicans. And only a fool would believe they voted “yes” because of their principles.
The stimulus package is the largest political slush fund ever created in the history of mankind.
The legislation will pay off Obama’s markers. Sweeter yet, it reserves hundreds of billions of dollars for markers that he can call in the future. And best of all, he ensured the reliance of future generations of Americans on government handouts, which will cement them to the Entitlements R’ Us Party.
The current administration is nothing special. It’s filled with two-bit players pulled from the ranks of the Clinton administration. There is no reason to believe they learned from their past mistakes. For that matter, there is no evidence that they care. But that’s the point. It’s party loyalty that keeps them in the game.
Stand above political affiliations and just watch the jockeying. It’s apparent that the politicians are there to take care of the politicians. They are all insiders, even those temporarily on the outside. And they are all there to preserve and protect each other. They have managed to give nepotism a good name.
Obama’s cabinet, appointees and personal advisers are a bunch of retreads. So were Bush’s selectees. Obama is just a new face playing the old game he learned in Chicago.
The business of government is predicated on the preservation of influence and the attainment of personal wealth. Power is used to solidify longevity. In politics, longevity is the key to wealth. That both sides vehemently united against term limits substantiates this observation.
Lobbyists provide the glue that holds the corruption together. They supply the private conference rooms to barter political contributions for favors. Their rewards are based on their ability to anonymously scam the system. It’s a closed shop. Outsiders need not apply.
Both sides of the aisle share a common mindset. The believe tax revenues are the spoils of war. Legislation is no longer based on objective analysis and need. It’s doubtful this consideration is anything more than a by-product of the real objectives.
Other than its nation crippling size, there is nothing unusual about the $787 billion stimulus package.
The Democrats used the fiscal crisis as a pretext to reward their constituencies and bolster their political longevity. The crisis was a gift from heaven, which goes to prove that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Obama knows the bill is loaded with pork. In fact, that is why he was eager to sign it. The legislation rewards his constituencies with revenues his party will confiscate from his adversary’s supporters. That’s what upset all but three Republicans. And only a fool would believe they voted “yes” because of their principles.
The stimulus package is the largest political slush fund ever created in the history of mankind.
The legislation will pay off Obama’s markers. Sweeter yet, it reserves hundreds of billions of dollars for markers that he can call in the future. And best of all, he ensured the reliance of future generations of Americans on government handouts, which will cement them to the Entitlements R’ Us Party.
Labels: 2009 stimulus package, Obama, political insiders
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