AMERICA: THE FORGOTTEN
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistDon’t be surprised if you haven’t gotten any answers from your local or state representatives.
Haven’t gotten anything done which has currently impacted your life.
There hasn’t been anything good which has come out of this government of ours–for a very long time.
Either at the state level or the federal level. Everybody in play appears to have forgotten the
people whom voted them in for an X-amount of years now.
We sit here and complain, we sit here and write e-mails, we sit here and phone those whom currently are supposed to represent us.
But sadly, the pattern of neglect and negligence is here to stay.
Nobody in the local government seems to give a damn about those whom are suffering the most. The same could be said of the federal apparat.
Nowadays, it’s nothing more than pandering and counter-pandering. To find out who is more
tougher on crime, who is more
tougher on terrorism, who is more able to
protect the country and ensure that we still have a nation to secure for future generations. (And illegal immigration. Let’s not
forget that–shall we?)
But no one running for office or is
in office (both at the state and the federal level) seems to care about the
people themselves.
No one is really addressing the needs of the populace. From basic healthcare to affordable housing. From an increased allocation in food stamps for those whom need it the most, to job training and job security.
None of these
domestic issues have been properly and swiftly dealt with and addressed.
Why not?
Because right now, everyone who is running each state and the US government is fighting amongst themselves in trying to outdo the other.
Sure, they touch base on some of the bread and butter issues that concern Americans like me the most, but in the general plight of things?
It’s in their best
interest to forget about them.
After all, 47M Americans in this country have been living without basic healthcare services for quite some time.
10M uninsured children don’t have rudimentary healthcare provisions, thanks in part to Bush‘s recent veto.
37M Americans still live in poverty–with many millions more just a paycheck away from being homeless (or worse) themselves.
But try to get your local, state, or government representative to openly address these issues which hit home on so many fronts.
Try.
You’ll find yourself being quickly laughed at and the door shut in your face.
Because these politicians don’t care about you or me.
This is a political game of
power, control, and
greed now.
With most of America all but forgotten in the process.
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1 at yahoo.comLabels: candidates, control, domestic, forgotten, government, greed, healthcare, homelessness, issues, jobs, people, poverty, power, representatives, state
THE WHITE HOUSE’S NEW SPOILED BRAT
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistSimply put:
Bush has
no political capital to spend or a united Republican Party to stand behind anymore–when dictating America’s course in Iraq.
The once staunch President is now a lame duck, people. And though he may make enough noise to sound like he’s still got some
bite left, the Democrats recent moves on the war funding bills undercuts just how
vulnerable Bush is now–compared to 2004.
Bush no longer has the momentum he once had which spelled out his stubborn resoluteness in the face of the reality.
The reality now–for him–is that Congress isn’t going to give him what he wants with no strings attached. That was with the GOP-controlled Congress.
This one’s Democrat
.
(And like Pelosi recently said: “There is a new Congress in town, Mr. President.”)
However, Bush’s attempts to lay blame at the feet of the Democrats–if the new funding doesn’t get to the troops in time (when they have until July at the latest–is even more
shameful than what the Democrats did to make sure that this latest round of funding came with strings attached.
Crying foul because both the people
and Congress wants a marked change in failed war strategies, isn’t the hallmark of a wise and seasoned President of the United States.
It is the sign of a
spoiled brat who isn’t getting his way anymore.
And Bush’s latest temper tantrum illustrates just how far out of touch with mainstream America he really is.
Maybe Daddy should spank?Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1@yahoo.comLabels: Bush, Democrats, GOP, mainstream America, people, President Bush, spoiled brat, vulnerable, war funding, White House
CONGRESS HAS THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY; BUSH DOESN’T
By Schuyler ThorpeAuthor and Political ActivistRegardless of what some people think about who has what in our branches of government, our President may be Commander-in-Chief, but Congress still calls the shots on whether they should continue funding this sad debacle of a war.
By attaching language, Congress is living up to the people’s demands that this war end, and end soon:
Not by some open-ended conflict with no end in sight.
That’s what the people of the United States of America wants. That’s what Congress is delivering. What Bush wants is more money from his
rubberstamping Congress–with absolute no regards to where the money comes from–just so long as he gets what he wants without regard to Congress or the people.
Why do you think Chuck Hagel called for Bush’s impeachment if he doesn’t
listen to the wishes of the people he’s supposed to represent or Congress?
This is one of the things that our Founding Fathers implemented in the creation of our country’s Constitution:
They saw the inherent problems one person ruling over one country would present, without one or two more branches to keep him in check!
And while the Constitution does keep separate the powers of both the executive branch and Congress separate, it doesn’t give Bush unlimited power to do with what he pleases–while
completely ignoring the people and Congress all at the same time.
This is not how our democracy was built upon.
Calling Bush on this critical matter means reigning in an out-of-control President who has so far had a complete
disregard for procedure, law, and the Constitution of the United States of America.
Not to mention the 300 million people inhabiting it.
If Bush doesn’t like being called on matters of state, he shouldn’t have run for President, now should he?
Schuyler Thorpe is an author, a political activist, and a frequent letter writer to The Everett Herald of Snohomish County. He can be reached at: starchildalpha1@yahoo.comLabels: Congress, Constitution, disregard, law, people, President Bush, unlimited power
