Change For A Nickel

I’m sure anyone who has a TV, radio or streaming Internet knows what season we are in. Election season. You would think that some of these politicians would at least keep the gloves on while they are slinging all this monkey poo! But no, it’s every which way but loose out there. And the fact that the Democrats actually have a chance at winning not just the House but also the Senate would be the upset of the decade (by no fault of their own!). Scandal, corruption and the war in Iraq have finally brought the voters out of their long slumber. Unfortunately it has taken about 2800 American troops and countless thousands of Iraqis but who is counting? In my heart of hearts I wish we could simply dissolve the entire Congress and start over. I think they can do that in a Parliamentary system, right?

So the gloves are off and the spin doctors are mixing up some seriously fucked up logic to get you to vote their way. But one of the arguments I have been hearing lately just gets me dumbfounded. The Republican machine actually has the gall to make the argument that if Democrats gain control of the House or Senate there will be endless hearings and investigations. It is an absolute marvel of linguistic legerdemain how this could be twisted into a bad thing. Boys and girls, hearings and investigations is exactly what Congress is supposed to do! They are the body in charge of oversight! If there is a suspicion that money is being mishandled or Presidents are misbehaving etc., etc. then they are supposed to investigate it. Congress makes the laws and Congress allocates the funds. It’s that simple. This Congress hasn’t done jack shit! If the Dems get in I hope they turn the rug upside down and shake it, beat it and put it through the cleaners. Maybe they will find those WMD’s that the White House STILL lists on it’s website!