I am convinced that generally, politicians are liars and scoundrels. I say “generally” because I’m almost sure that there are one or two honest men and women who occupy important positions in the national legislature and administration. Looking back over the past fifteen years, however, it is hard for me to conclude that our political leaders have acted properly, prudently, or with the interests of the average American at heart.
A liar, by the way, is someone who speaks an untruth knowing that it is not the truth. In case you are wondering, a new way of lying without calling it that is to refer to the untruth as “spin.” A lie is a lie. There are all kinds of ways to lie. For example, when a politician asserts that America’s failure to capture Osama bin Laden is a reflection of the present administration’s failed policies, he is lying by omission. In fact, the “spin” fails to accept responsibility for a long list of fiascos that occurred during the Clinton administration, which we can logically conclude led Osama bin Laden to believe that the United States would not respond to the attacks of 11 September 2001. By insinuating that President Bush is the “problem” in the global war on terror, Carl Levin is a liar – but to be fair, he’s not alone in the senate; he stands with republicans and democrats alike. And then today, when a United Airlines flight diverted to Boston because a passenger became unruly, Congressman Ed Markey (D) quickly asserted that it was Mr. Bush’s fault; Bush isn’t doing enough. Gad.
I remain critical of several of the President’s foreign and domestic policies, and his recent statement, “America is safer, but not safe” did not give me much encouragement. Franklin Roosevelt worked hard to inspire Americans . . . and he did it by speaking openly and honestly with the American people. Roosevelt did much more than simply telling us to “stay the course.” I would like for our president to be more forthright with the people who elected him. I would like for him to rise above the "spin."
Idiots abound, however, and it’s a global phenomena. When the United Nations recently flew food supplies into Lebanon, which is probably a good thing, instead of having UN officials distribute the food, they turned supplies over to local Hezbollah leaders – this of course helped to bolster local support for the terrorists. Today, the president of Lebanon admonished the Israelis for waging war on his country, even though the Lebanese government turned a blind eye to the fact that Hezbollah fired more than 700 missiles into Northern Israel before the war even started. So I must conclude that the president of Lebanon is either a liar, or an idiot. I admit that they are not mutually exclusive, however.
A scoundrel is one who will stop at nothing to further his or her own agenda. This just about describes every member of Congress, but there are those who have reached an all time low. Imagine making a public demand for immediate withdrawal from Iraq, knowing that terrorists feed on such statements. If such public statements do not give aid, comfort, and encouragement to the enemy, then I don’t know what does. Iran’s terrorist government, fully behind the sectarian discord in Iraq, knows full well that if they can keep things in Iraq going as they have, they will become the power-broker in that region of the Middle East. So then why would Pelosi, Kerry, Murtha, Kennedy, Levin, and Clinton seek political (personal) gain risking the injury or death of innocent Americans, who are in the end, the targets of fascist terrorists? Why would these people encourage the enemy to keep fighting our troops?
I don’t know who to credit with this quotation, but it seems appropriate: “One’s intelligence is measured by those around you; if you spend your days with idiots, you seal your fate.” Now this explains why most government officials are idiots, but . . . why are they scoundrels? More importantly, why do we keep electing such people?
A liar, by the way, is someone who speaks an untruth knowing that it is not the truth. In case you are wondering, a new way of lying without calling it that is to refer to the untruth as “spin.” A lie is a lie. There are all kinds of ways to lie. For example, when a politician asserts that America’s failure to capture Osama bin Laden is a reflection of the present administration’s failed policies, he is lying by omission. In fact, the “spin” fails to accept responsibility for a long list of fiascos that occurred during the Clinton administration, which we can logically conclude led Osama bin Laden to believe that the United States would not respond to the attacks of 11 September 2001. By insinuating that President Bush is the “problem” in the global war on terror, Carl Levin is a liar – but to be fair, he’s not alone in the senate; he stands with republicans and democrats alike. And then today, when a United Airlines flight diverted to Boston because a passenger became unruly, Congressman Ed Markey (D) quickly asserted that it was Mr. Bush’s fault; Bush isn’t doing enough. Gad.
I remain critical of several of the President’s foreign and domestic policies, and his recent statement, “America is safer, but not safe” did not give me much encouragement. Franklin Roosevelt worked hard to inspire Americans . . . and he did it by speaking openly and honestly with the American people. Roosevelt did much more than simply telling us to “stay the course.” I would like for our president to be more forthright with the people who elected him. I would like for him to rise above the "spin."
Idiots abound, however, and it’s a global phenomena. When the United Nations recently flew food supplies into Lebanon, which is probably a good thing, instead of having UN officials distribute the food, they turned supplies over to local Hezbollah leaders – this of course helped to bolster local support for the terrorists. Today, the president of Lebanon admonished the Israelis for waging war on his country, even though the Lebanese government turned a blind eye to the fact that Hezbollah fired more than 700 missiles into Northern Israel before the war even started. So I must conclude that the president of Lebanon is either a liar, or an idiot. I admit that they are not mutually exclusive, however.
A scoundrel is one who will stop at nothing to further his or her own agenda. This just about describes every member of Congress, but there are those who have reached an all time low. Imagine making a public demand for immediate withdrawal from Iraq, knowing that terrorists feed on such statements. If such public statements do not give aid, comfort, and encouragement to the enemy, then I don’t know what does. Iran’s terrorist government, fully behind the sectarian discord in Iraq, knows full well that if they can keep things in Iraq going as they have, they will become the power-broker in that region of the Middle East. So then why would Pelosi, Kerry, Murtha, Kennedy, Levin, and Clinton seek political (personal) gain risking the injury or death of innocent Americans, who are in the end, the targets of fascist terrorists? Why would these people encourage the enemy to keep fighting our troops?
I don’t know who to credit with this quotation, but it seems appropriate: “One’s intelligence is measured by those around you; if you spend your days with idiots, you seal your fate.” Now this explains why most government officials are idiots, but . . . why are they scoundrels? More importantly, why do we keep electing such people?
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