It would be impossible to under estimate my loathing for the US Congress. If you examine any problem this country faces, or has faced in the past 35 years, you cannot escape the fact that Congress bears the lions share of blame. I know it is fun to point at cretins like Durbin, Schumer, Leahy, Reid, Pelosi etc., but the Republicans are no angels either. Presidents come and Presidents go, but Congress remains. They have the power to override vetoes so they bear ultimate responsibility for everything that happens or fails to happen. Since I am blaming Congress the institution I can not give Republicans a pass. You are either part of the solution or you are part of the problem, and Republican Congress critters are complicit. I know a lot of people will say “Yeah Congress sucks, but my Congress Critter is really great.” To that I say if you don’t want to be called a pig, quit wallowing around in the sty. Not only has our Congress failed us miserably, they continue to do so today and have the audacity to do so at our expense.
Agreed, and I don’t give Republicans a pass on this either.
This partly explains why we lost congress in 2006. Why vote for Democrat Lite when one can get the real deal.
And we continue to re-elect them??!!