[TheRealThing]

Not to mention the American student that was stabbed to death while Joe was in his "meeting".



The Republican party is in shambles and there's no denying that; however, the Democratic party is going to hell in more places than Kentucky.

It wasn't pretty in the founder's day either. They fought, dueled and argued among themselves, and when the Constitution was finally hammered out, everybody involved was greatly relieved. That's why the sage advice of George Washington when he said, paraphrased; "just leave it alone boys." And stepping outside the convention chamber walls, that's when Benjamin Franklin admonished the lady who asked if we had a democracy said; "A republic maam, if you can keep it." Frankly, I don't see why so many think that the Constitution is wrapped up in so opaque a wrapper. The language is clear to me, I don't get the problem.

That's the point about running this republic. Sometimes it isn't pretty and that is the nature of a healthy involvement in self governance. Watch out when everything is tranquil and running smoothly, that usually indicates the people are not involved and goofy legislators obsessed with their own importance are redefining the country.

We don't have that problem so much when we're being threatened from without, such as in WW2. Not that war is preferable, but the function of government looks a lot more like herding cats when these guys are up there just "getting thins done." Heaven help us, can't they just go up to the Hill and take care of the business of the people? No not this bunch, because they cannot read and understand the Constitution, they believe they are there to level the playing field. I mean, we are guaranteed equality of opportunity, that's good enough. And unless we get a politically incorrect President in there to change the focus for a while, things will only get worse. And from where I sit, we can't stand a lot more.