So, tonight is the State of the Union address and if have t say I find it to be one of the most disgusting political displays of the year. I’m not just talking about this year, I am talking about the event as it is currently constituted. First of all the POTUS walking into the halls of Congress as if he were a king is just plain nauseating. Hey, Congress, you are a separate and equal branch of government who is meant to check the power of the POTUS, so stop fawning and clapping. I am sick of standing ovations every three seconds for the most innocuous comments or decrees, and I certainly cannot take all of the post speech grandstanding from both sides. I think Obama is a very thoughtful man, and my hope is that in the first few lines of the speech he says ” Ladies and gentleman, I am here not for your applause or approval; I am here to give a true and sobering view of our nation. This is not a time for grandstanding or back-patting; it is a time to get our hands dirty and fight for the reforms that are needed. If we cannot work as one through compromise, then we are failing the citizens of this country…”
Of course the more likely outcome is “Ladies (standing ovation)… and (standing ovation)… gent (smattering of applause)lemen(standing ovation)…”
Once again the Democrats in Congress are proving that their leadership is soft and incompetent. How can they allow Charles Rangel to ruin, by giving the GOP ammo, the next election with his unscrupulous behavior? I know the investigation is on going but this is why they need a real leader, to pull him aside and say ” you are off the Ways and Means Committee and you will do what is best for the party” but instead Pelosi just allows this issue to grow by not forcing Rangel to step down. Could you imagine the positive pub Pelosi would have garnered for standing up against corruption that involved members of her own party? Also, it would have been the right thing to do, by not looking at party affiliation and just looking at the allegations. As for the crybabies on the right, just shut up. You allowed the likes of Tom Delay to run amuck for a decade completely unchecked, so whining now about Rangel just proves your hypocrisy and complete lack of introspection. Once again this is why we need a legitimate third choice, to shake up the network of thieves.
