As I See It » tea party http://as-i-see-it.com My Rantings about current events, politics, and social situations Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:10:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Healthcare summit http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/32 http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/32#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:26:17 +0000 administrator http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/32 I know I am not the first or the last to address this sentiment, but I am fed up to HERE with “politics as usual”. I am probably going to make enemies on both sides of the fence with this writing, but as it has been famously said before, frankly, I don’t give a damn.
I watched the healthcare summit with little interest, since recent history foretold the play I was about to watch. In the end, what I got out of it was that the Republicans were intransigents intent on stonewalling a bill no matter what, while the Democrats were right with might, and damned what the public they served wanted. Neither party is serving me and my interests, and if the polls are any reflection of the truth, they aren’t serving very much of the public–at-large. Where is the wrath?
Having said that, the problem is much bigger that healthcare. I believe that healthcare in this country is broken, and needs a lot of fixing, I personally have been a victim of this, but nothing can get fixed until we rebuild our political system. The sad thing is, we allow this while mass corruption goes on day-after-day and is reported in the news. Just another headline. Boys will be boys.
Corruption is running rampant in politics, the most recent being Rep. Charlie Rangel, chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. I won’t waste article space on Rangel since he only a drop in the political bucket. Nor am I going to do more then mention that Pelosi has time and again been the firewall that protected these cheats. She is not the first or the last, the biggest or the smallest of this organized “do what you want and don’t get punished” old boys (and girls) network. It seems that the only real crime in politics is infidelity, all else is fair game. Personally, I would like to put up with their personal family problems and get the lying, cheating and ignoring public will taken care of.
It would be nice if we could get a “Tea Party” That really was a tea party. I would like to see large enough segment of the American public get outrages that they band together and get rid of all incumbents without prejudice. That’s the only way we are ever going to get the rules changed so that the public is again asked what they want.

When are we going to quit yelling at each other across the great political divide called the two party system and agree that most of us are unhappy no matter which party is in office?

]]> http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/32/feed 1 Once more, apathy reigns http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/20 http://as-i-see-it.com/archives/20#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:54:03 +0000 administrator http://as-i-see-it.com/?p=20 Like most Americans, I have been increasing disillusioned by our government, politicians, and for the most part – both parties. It seems to me that we no longer have a moderate, or middle-of-the-road in either the republicans or the Democrats. It is either far left or far right. Neither party has my interests in mind, charging gung-ho to assure that their selfish platforms are protected – damned the public.
In my earlier years, I found myself agreeing with some of the ideology of both parties,  always being comfortable with the moderates on both sides. I don’t have that choice any more.  There aren’t any moderate ideals any more. Everything is either far left or far right. I shouldn’t have to agree on a parties stand on abortion, gay rights, and climate change altogether to have an opinion and be counted. I refuse to follow a party’s mantra blindly when my heart has other ideals.

Along came the Tea Party, and a spark ignited in my political soul. Maybe here was the chance for some moderate realism in our country. Maybe we could defeat the “good-ol’-boys” club and get some fresh-thinking non-political types in office! Maybe, finally, the apathetic, sleeping public would arise and participate, seeing a chance that their voice might make a difference.

Not so fast, Hoss. All good dreams fade when we awake in the morning light. After all of the hoopla of the presidential election and the failure of the activists to sway the momentum of the Democratic campaign, the Tea Party has openly married the Republican Party – Because they are (cough, choke) – Conservative? One again, what happened to MODERATE? Or, the new buzz word – centrist?

Once again, tricked by the hidden motives of what appeared to be a new public awakening, I slide back into my shell of apathy.

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