What's Really Wrong In Washington

[Davo]

I personally believe that the single largest problem in Washington right now is not Obama but the entire Congress. I am so sick of seeing congressmen saying "I think" this or that. That is not their job, they should be saying "My constituents think". We should completely limit their terms and the amount of campaign donations and funds they receive. Their job should not be a career and they should have to personally buy into whatever they pass....Social Security, etc. No more pensions for former congressmen, if they want a retirement, start an IRA. Pork and earmarks need to be eliminated, most of this would be taken care of by the campaign donation limits as they wouldn't feel the need to repay their rich buddies who helped get them elected. They are so far removed from what normal Americans are like that it isn't even funny. I think that even if someone goes to Congress with a clean slate and has hopes of doing the right things, they will soon be corrupted by politics. The kind where if you vote for my not so great bill I will vote for your great bill....and you need my vote. I think that ethics pretty much goes out the window with common sense in just a matter of months.

 

[Bubbakat]

I would venture to say you are 100% correct on this. That is why I have belief that we need to vote the whole lot out.

 

[TheMacDaddy]

Hollywood politics is what I call It. These politicians put great show on camera, but you get them in the Back room and there nothing but bunch of snakes. All of these senators, congressman are out raising money for their campaigns and don't worry about the major issues people losing their jobs, healthcare, social security, economy or anything that is tough to solve. They need to ban all those damn lobbiest

 

[NRG]

Congress, Senate, and house all need to be flushed down the toilet, and remove all lobbyists from the whole thing... getting rid of lobbyists would go a long ways .. its always politics as usual no matter what any body sez they want or will do before election - post election its always the same ol crapola

 

[TritonAL186]

NRG - 1/20/2010 4:19 PM

Congress, Senate, and house all need to be flushed down the toilet, and remove all lobbyists from the whole thing... getting rid of lobbyists would go a long ways .. its always politics as usual no matter what any body sez they want or will do before election - post election its always the same ol crapola

I totally agree, everyone must go and start again from the beginning, but we all know that this will never happen in our life time.

 

[TheMacDaddy]

Capitalism is based on business's going under and rebuilding. Well today many people would not be able to handle job loses o. Today we rely on the government to fix all our problems. Look at social security, an pension that the government is suppose to put away for our future, instead politicians did into the piggy bank and rob the money. With the bailout money why didn't they fix social security because they could care less. Social security should of been put into an fund and never touched. George bush dug into social security the whole time he was the president. This is what happens when you rely on government.

 

[Possum]

Clinton did too. Sad to say.

 

[Guest]

Davo I agree with you totally on this. I would however like to add one more small observation. Washington is merely a reflection of the country as a whole. In essence it is the "all about me" mentality. What are you going to do for me today. What are you going to give me tomorrow. Until the country turns from the all about me attitude we will never see any improvement in our government.

 

[Davo]

You've got that right Cheez, nobody cares too much about anyone but themselves. To some degree it's necessary, however, America has taken it to a whole new level. We have become an overfed lazy nation.

 

[TheMacDaddy]

I agree with over fed... When I was in Australia, they didn't have all the fatening food we have in America... Cereals were whole grain, no sugars, even McDonalds had different menu, everything on the menu was healthy... My company sends me to training once a year and I'm in classes with people all over the world... When we go out to restaurants, they say Americans eat entirely too much because they aren't use to that much food on their plate....

 

[Flipping WURMS]

The real problem is that you have a bunch of back door dealing,self promoting yuppies all together to solve the problems of a poverty stricken nation.BROKE FOLKS UNITE

 

[Flipping WURMS]

All this america talk is a joke,Americans are English who got tired of dealing with the sh t of there time.What should you call people after the poor people get tired of this parlimentish and corrupted system. You can't trust in the virtue of mankind because they are only ever gonna be concerned about them and theirs

 

[elwestb]

... just remember ... Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010!