It is a Sad Day For Constitutional Democracy

Most people who know me know that I am a believer in balance in life. I believe that God is the only perfectly balanced being. We humans, who are "created in His image and after His likeness," are somewhat less balanced. Some of us more unbalanced than others. And, just for the record lest I forget to say it later, I have always defined a fanatic as someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.

I am politically a centrist. I believe the center keeps one balanced. That's important because I want to be brought more perfectly into the image of my God, who as I stated at the first is perfectly balanced. Oh yea, before I forget. God is not a Democrat or a Republican; He is not a Capitalist or a Socialist; and He is not even an American . . . He is God and there is none equal to Him though we are encouraged to be like Him.

Now to what's on my mind and from the look of my Facebook wall, television, and computer news on everyone elses' mind as well . . . . the debacle in Washington.

Hence to say I am disgusted with what I am witnessing in Washington D.C. would be a gross understatement.

My disgusted is directed to elected officials in general for allowing things to reach the place where "We the people" are being held hostage by a handful of single issue men. But my real disgust is reserved for the so called "Tea Party Patriots" who claim they are only doing what they "were elected to do."and are at the heart of this stalemate. Don't forget that the Tea Party was an act of rebellion not a part of any democratic process. Add to that what they are doing to our economic welfare and they are not patriots either.

Let me suggest to them that they were not elected as dictators of the United States. They were not elected to bring financial ruin to the nation and the American people. They were elect to represent their constituents and persuade their colleagues through argument and debate. Unable to persuade, they hold the process hostage by making demands that they know will not be met. These extortionist (I see them as political terrorists) do not understand our Constitutional democratic process or maybe they just don't agree with it but they certainly don't respect it.

All they have succeeded in doing is making a mockery of our Constitutional democratic process and rendering Congress impotent. I don't know what can be done today to fix this but come election time changes should be made. In fact, some of these boneheads have even said that they don't care if they get re-elected. I hope their constituency is listening and replace them by an overwhelming vote.

As to the rest of Congress . . . shame on you. Shame on you for not taking this bull by the horns and throwing him to the ground. Where is the leadership? Somehow I just can't see Sam Rayburn, Tip O'Neil, Everet Dirkson, Jim Wright, John McCormick, Lyndon Johnson, or Mike Mansfield putting up with this nonsense! We have none and we don't have it because we have elected weak-minded people who apparently are relying on magic to solve our problems. It appears to me that the way out is for the President to invoke the 14th amendment and unilaterally raise the debt limit. Maybe not the best answer but it is an answer and would show real leadership

My friends, we are morally obligated to pay the bills we have already made. Once we do that we can have a meaningful discussion about reducing our national debt and reform our tax code. We cannot allow a this handful of psuedo-patriots to destroy what our neighbors, our fathers, and our ancestors fought and worked for over 200 years to build just because they can't win their arguement in the people's forum. God help us because we don't seem to be able to help ourselves.