A Fool's Game

A friend and I were talking politics over lunch the other day and he felt the governor was not trying hard enough to get Texas their share of federal funds. It is estimated that Texas only gets about 85 cents from every dollar that Texas residents send to Washington DC. I reminded him that it is impossible for everyone to get 100% because the Federal Government skims money off the top; in other words, for every dollar that goes to Washington only 90 cents comes back. The rest stays in Washington.

I told him that Congress does that intentionally so they can control us by making us fight with each other for a bigger batch of goodies. "It is only a fool's game," was my conclusion.

The Obama administration and the progressives in Congress are perfect examples of how we are all being played for suckers. For example:

The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) created $750 billion out of thin air to loan to banks. Then the treasury department used threats of audits to make all banks participate. The idea was the banks would borrow the money from the government and pay it back to the treasury with interest. Well, the banks are paying it back; but the money is not going to the treasury. It is going into a slush fund that the Obama administration can use to reward supporters without oversight from anybody.  (Link)

Senator Landrieu extorted $300 million to be spent exclusively in Louisianna in exchange for her vote for the Healthcare Jamdown. She is so shameless that she bragged about it on the floor of the Senate.

Senator Burriss of IL boasted that he wanted to cast the deciding vote on Obamacare when he was appointed to the US Senate last winter. In November the same Sen. Burriss started whining that maybe he wouldn't vote for it after all unless Illinois got some goodies. Apparently he got something, because he shut up the next day.

Senator Ben Nelson of NE held out until he got a $100 million deal on Medicaide plus a $6 billion tax break for insurance companies based in Nebraska. It was such a brazen shakedown that Governor Heineman condemned the Senator. Senator Nelson then dared the governor to turn down the money.

The Healthcare Jamdown will severely restrict the very popular Medicare Advantage program. Unless you live in Florida. So much for 'You can keep your old health insurance' lie; unless you move to Florida.

Sen Reid publicly stated "It is their own fault if the senators didn't get everything they wanted. I can't help it if they are not skilled negotiators."  He also called such bribes 'compromise'.

It makes me physically ill to see these shameless representatives deliberately get us to fighting with each other over money we don't have. They are intentionally stealing our freedom and destroying our children's future for their own personal power and comfort today.

I have always said the American people elect the people they deserve. Do we really deserve these immoral, unindicted felons? Is that who we really are? Are you willing to sell out all the other states for a few bucks today?

Are We, the People so bereft of integrity that we will do anything for a fast buck?

Have you noticed that each one of these elected persons pledges to uphold the Constitution of the United States? Then, before the smudge of their palm print on the Bible cools; they begin maneuvering for personal wealth and influence. I would bet money that most have never even read the constitution they pledged to uphold.

Pray for our country.