Weeks Like This Make Me Glad I Didn't Make it to DC.....

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Looks about right, don't you think? If ever you weren't convinced that Congress is made up of a bunch of out of touch, spoiled elitists, this week should have finally done the trick. The actions of Tom DeLay and Cynthia McKinney both show what is wrong with Washington, each in their own way. One or both could end up in the slammer, but i doubt it. That being the case, our job is to publicly flog them, and expose them for what they are - gutless.
Cynthia McKinney is a slam dunk in stupidity. Only about 5 years ago, when McKinney was in her first stint in Congress, that a gunman went loose in the Capitol , killing two of their policemen - the ones who protect members of Congress. If not for them, McKinney herself could have been in danger that day. how does she show her respect and appreciation? By hitting one of them for doing his job when she failed to stop while not wearing her ID pin.
These guys walk around like everyone there should recognize each of the 435 members onsite. A couple days in the cooler for assault and battery would be nice, but don't count on it.

As far as DeLay, here is my beef. I won't get into the guilt/innocence issue - that will play out later. What I take issue with is DeLay quitting when the going got tough. He won the primary, then decides to quit and run off to make millions on the side. Whoever wins the runoff will be considered second choice, and not a legitimate candidate. He should have fought it out and showed some chutzpah.
Personally, I feel that once DeLay knew he wouldn't be the Majority Leader again, with his hand on the chicken switch, he wanted out. What fun is just being a Congressman? The problem is, there are 534 other people who think just like him - that they are smarter than everyone else in the room, and that what's right takes a back seat to personal power.
Maybe this is a good thing, but the truth is that Congress is supposed to be made up of our best and most dedicated. Sure, it's a utopian view, but maybe if we were a little more discerning, we'd be a lot closer to the goal.

"Aim Small , Miss Small "......