I sat down to type today's entry because in about two minutes Captain Blabbermouth's going back on the air to deliver one of today's meaningless ramblings and I simply prefer to be in another room when he's on. However, I'm sure he'll drone on about how the debt crisis we're in was caused by George Bush and that he himself couldn't possibly be at fault because he's done nothing wrong at all. And, that statement would actually be true because as far as the debt issue goes, he's done absolutely zip one way or the other. He just hides in his room.
But aside from the fact that the nation presently has no leader, there's something else I don't understand at the moment, and that's this whole Tea Party backlash where pundits are claiming that they're the stumbling block that's stymieing negotiations. The critics consensus seems to be that by forcing a Congressional stand-off, Tea Partiers have already made their point and now they ought to back off and let a workable compromise happen.
However, I believe that the Tea Party representatives are doing what they were elected to accomplish, whether or not their premise is correct in anyone else's opinion. And that means they're supposed to stand their ground to the end because that's what their supporters desire. So, to that extent, the debt issue has nothing to with business as it's usually done in DC, it's much more about bucking the system.
And in the end, regardless of how much impact these renegades have already had, and no matter that they've gotten everyone's attention, if they back down now before they've taken every step they can to put a cap on the nation's debt, they've failed on the mission for which they were elected to begin with by their constituents.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
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