All Talk ..... No Action

All Talk … No Action

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Recent developments in the political campaign have caused me to believe that We, The People, are being treated as though we are collectively stupid and unaware. Judging from the response to the candidates, we are. Gas and oil prices continue to skyrocket, breaking record after record, and the economy is taking a nosedive. Efforts to stall a recession meet with no success, and financial experts say that a recession is just part of the cycle of economics. Unemployment numbers are expected to rise, and millions of people are losing their homes, the “relief” promised them is just an illusion. To top of all of that, Hillary Clinton refuses to give up on the democratic nomination, even thought Barrack Obama continues to have more delegates AND super delegates each time the numbers are cast.

We, The People, are being scammed. George Dubya Howdy-Doody Bush is dancing every chance he gets; his financial future is secured, and his family continues to get rich off of oil prices. He also knows his term is as good as over. More people pay attention to the antics of the Democratic nominees than watch what final touches he’s leaving on the mess the next President has to contend with. His “legacy” has already been collectively pronounced as him being “the worst President in history, including Lyndon Johnson.” Iraq is his own Vietnam. He’s done nothing constructive since taking office, and 8 years was only just long enough for him to ruin the economy, spend us back in the largest national deficit ever, and place the American consumer at the mercy of the gas pump.

Suddenly, both the Democratic Party nominees and the Republican Party nominee, John McCain, are all promising to do something about the high gas prices. McCain suggested removing the national gas tax, which is right at 75 cents per gallon, and was immediately followed by Clinton that she would remove it for the summer. Problem is, neither on of them is currently the President. McCain, Clinton and Obama are all Senators, Arizona, New York and Illinois, respectively. Obama didn’t think it was a good enough solution to even mention in his campaign. Either Clinton of McCain could draft a bill for that removal of the gas tax for deliberation in Congress, but oddly enough, neither of them will. Dubya has already said in no uncertain terms he would veto it, should it by some miracle pass the House and Senate.

For those of you who don’t know, any bill MUST be passed by BOTH the House of representatives, and The Senate. “In the House, representation is based on the number of people living in each state. There are a total of 435 representatives in the House. Each member represents an area of the state, known as a congressional district. The number of representatives is based on the number of districts in a state. Therefore, states with larger populations have more representation than states with smaller populations. Each state has at least one congressional district and therefore one representative in the House. Each representative serves a term of 2 years. There is no limit on the number of terms a representative can serve.” ( http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/house.html) “Each of the 50 states sends 2 people to the Senate, so there are a total of 100 senators. This means that each state has equal representation in the Senate. Each senator serves a term of 6 years. There is no limit on the number of terms a senator can serve.”
(http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/government/national/senate.html)
Now that brings us to a total of 535 total members of Congress that must vote on rescinding the gas tax for the summer. If a bill is passed, and the President then veto’s that bill, it can still become law or become passed (in the case of a resolution) if, after the veto, the House and Senate pass it again with a two-thirds (2/3) majority. That’s 356 Congressmen that must vote to pass a repeal of the gas tax for the summer. So, contrary to any candidates claim, they, alone, can in fact do absolutely nothing about the prices at the gas pump. And judging from the fact that neither of them has introduced any documents in Congress to do that, they don’t really plan to even try. This is a tactic that seems to work well for them, especially Hillary Clinton. It seems that any claim made is sufficient to placate the masses; you don’t have to DO anything, just be willing to go on record as willing to do something. It’s more a game of “what you say” rather than “what you do”. And the American people are the ones that suffer.

It’s a simple fact; Politicians are liars. Practiced and smooth, charismatic speakers, they have all the oratory skills of a tele-evangelist, and are just as deceptive. Saying what the voters want to hear, but never actually standing up on an issue gets them to the prize they all seek; The Presidency. Do they want to lead the country to a better tomorrow? Hardly. They do, however, want to line their pockets with your money, doing as little as possible, yet leaving a mark on American history. Don’t be fooled, and don’t think that your vote matters. Whichever candidate that can buy their way into the White House will win this election; Bush set that precedent in 2000. And if they can’t buy their way in, they can always call for a recount of Florida.

Oh, wait, Hillary Clinton already played that card.

Rogue, running for President in 2016.