Terry Kinder
But back to our politicians - the ones that actually "serve" us, and those that want to "serve" us. I have little to no faith that any of them are serious about restoring the Constitution and something akin to the rule of law. Even many who are serious, ultimately are bought off, co-opted or ignored.
How can it be that the banksters continue to receive backdoor bailouts, thwart financial reform and continue to gorge their appetite for cash at the public trough? I am sick of it. I am sick of endless campaigning. I am sick of politicians (good or bad) asking me for money, and more money, and even more money. I am sick of desperate appeals on a daily basis from politicians or political groups saying that I must act now.
Yes, despite the desperate appeals, the donations, and the newly minted last, best hope politicians, so little ever changes.
Where is the politician who will tell the elderly that they must retire later and receive less retirement benefits? Better yet, where is the politician who will say the gravy train is over and you should save money for your own retirement or depend on family, charity, church, etc. if need be?
Where is the politician who understands it is mathematically impossible to pay back government debt and will insist on default?
Where is the politician bold enough to heed Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex?
Where is the politician with the cajones to say a debt crisis can't be solved through more debt?
Where is the politician who will thrust a knife through the heart of our central bank - The Federal Reserve?
Where is the politician who will clearly state that we don't need government to make up for a "shortfall" in consumer demand?
Where is the politician who will prosecute the banksters who committed massive financial fraud?
Where is the politician who can't be bought?
Where is the politician who will eliminate the IRS and replace it with nothing?
Where is the politician with a clear understanding of economics?
Where is the politician who will dramatically cut the size of government, fire federal employees, and drive a stake through the heart of the union blood suckers who are never satisfied no matter how much they receive?
Where is the politician who will go to Washington for one or two terms to help clean up the mess and then leave?
Where is the politician who won't constantly beg me for campaign contributions?
Where is the politician who will return power to the states and the people?
Where is the politician with a moral compass that always points to true North?
If it sounds like I'm asking about a mythological figure, it's because such politicians rarely exist. We are in desperate need of some now.
Unfortunately, politicians merely play to our hopes and fears, collect their bribes and privileges and leave us worse off than ever.
If there were a market where politicians were bought and sold (oh, wait we have Washington, DC) I would be short selling them like crazy. I'm also short on patience. How much worse does the economic, political, and Constitutional crisis have to grow before our so-called elected leaders act in the best interest of the people? How much longer must we wait? I am losing faith. Like our rigged, gamed, hollow financial system, the words of politicians ring empty. The time for lies has ended. We need truth. We need it now. In financial markets, politicians can ban short selling, but the markets will ultimately head lower. Likewise, the time for empty political gestures has ended. Either fix the mess, or get out of the way. If you think our current, prolonged economic crisis has been bad, wait and see what happens when people completely withdraw their confidence and support from our current leadership. That will be one hell of a short sale.
