“de*spi*ca*ble –
deserving to be despised:
so worthless or obnoxious
as to rouse moral indignation.”
- MW 11th Collegiate Dictionary
deserving to be despised:
so worthless or obnoxious
as to rouse moral indignation.”
- MW 11th Collegiate Dictionary
Last week Tim McCarver said the behavior of Manny Ramirez in his closing days as a Boston Red Sox was “despicable.”
While Manny can be obnoxious, he was never worthless, either as a man or a ballplayer, and I have a tough time “despising” any man or woman who plays a child’s game for millions of dollars simply because they do not perform up to the standards of those who report on or watch the game.
In the final analysis, it is a game – simple entertainment! And while lots of people get rich on those games (let me count the ways …) it is only a diversion from real life, not real life itself.
While I have said in this space that the race for the White House is not as important as the race to the Superbowl (and I stand by that opinion – it just doesn’t matter who is in there anymore) the daily lives and business of American’s everywhere are more important than any team sport.
Despicable does describe our Congress. Each crisis is played like it is a game so that the “Team” can win a few more seats and extend or regain their power over that huge tax base we call America.
And you know what I mean – you’ve each felt like a powerless pawn for the last two weeks while your favorite representative has played the game and added more pork.
While Manny can be obnoxious, he was never worthless, either as a man or a ballplayer, and I have a tough time “despising” any man or woman who plays a child’s game for millions of dollars simply because they do not perform up to the standards of those who report on or watch the game.
In the final analysis, it is a game – simple entertainment! And while lots of people get rich on those games (let me count the ways …) it is only a diversion from real life, not real life itself.
While I have said in this space that the race for the White House is not as important as the race to the Superbowl (and I stand by that opinion – it just doesn’t matter who is in there anymore) the daily lives and business of American’s everywhere are more important than any team sport.
Despicable does describe our Congress. Each crisis is played like it is a game so that the “Team” can win a few more seats and extend or regain their power over that huge tax base we call America.
And you know what I mean – you’ve each felt like a powerless pawn for the last two weeks while your favorite representative has played the game and added more pork.
While we may find the war of words thrown around by millionaire ballplayers and well-compensated sports columnists entertaining, the games in the Congress are rooted in the lives of all Americans. They need to stop. But they won’t.
American’s are too disconnected from the process. And the proof of that is the record low approval ratings and the fact that we continue to send them back. If we were connected, we'd rise up together and throw the bums out - Each and Every One of Them!
We should replace them with someone else and Party shouldn’t matter. We need to let the Ruling Class know there is no Ruling Class in America, and they better not play games with our lives or livelihood any more. It is time those who vote are more loyal to these United States than to any ideology or party.
We should replace them with someone else and Party shouldn’t matter. We need to let the Ruling Class know there is no Ruling Class in America, and they better not play games with our lives or livelihood any more. It is time those who vote are more loyal to these United States than to any ideology or party.
And we’ll probably need to throw them out again in a couple of years from now. It is not that they are not bright people and just can't figure it out. It is simply that they get to Washington, they see all that wealth and power and they get overwhelmed by it.
So we should continue to throw them out – in mass, until those who run for office get the picture – don’t get to comfortable, you are there to serve, keep your hands out of the till, do what is best for the country, and don't put down roots. After a term or two, go home and as a private citizen, you live with the laws you made.
So we should continue to throw them out – in mass, until those who run for office get the picture – don’t get to comfortable, you are there to serve, keep your hands out of the till, do what is best for the country, and don't put down roots. After a term or two, go home and as a private citizen, you live with the laws you made.
It is time for real change in Washington. Join me in a few weeks, won’t you? If they are an incumbent, vote them out, regardless of party for the good of the Nation.
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