It is not a stretch of the imagination to consider that most elected officials in government, both in the Obama Administration and the Congress are so busy fundraising and pandering to the special interests that they have little or no time to read 2,000-plus pages of legislation – if they had the inclination or could actually understand what was written on the page before them.

The big lie: we want to hear from the “little people”

So why should we believe that either the Administration or Congress wants or values our input – except as the condensed results of a survey or as a means to build a fundraising/voter support list?

A million lobbyists --- who the hell are they kidding? 

Mediate.com is reporting … 

“White House Deputy CTO Beth Noveck Wants MORE LOBBYISTS!!”

“We want to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to advise government,” Deputy Federal CTO Beth Noveck remarked while being interviewed yesterday morning by tech publisher Tim O’Reilly at the latter’s Web 2.0 Expo in Manhattan.”

“The reality of how 150 million people get meaningfully involved in their government is a little fuzzy, however.”

This is not the only thing fuzzy in the Obama Administration. We see the lines between governance and politicking being blurred each and every day. In fact, it seems that the Obama Administration is in a permanent campaign mode – where they can misrepresent, distort and outright lie to the public. Often relying on the impunity that comes from the campaign mode where people expect to encounter partisan politics and outright lies. And where the candidate merely sidesteps falsehoods by declaring them “inoperative” or claiming to have “misspoke.”

In fact, one needs to be very much aware of the Obama information team that is being purposely kept outside of the White House for political and legal reasons. To extend the brand and fundraising of the democrat party – which would be illegal if conducted on government property.

Some great questions …

“Tech blogger Anil Dash perhaps summed it up best to me as, How can I work for my country without working for my government?”

“In the private sector, if an entrepreneur has a great idea, it can rapidly spread and become a standard. Why does stuff in the public sector have to be reinvented in every agency or city?”

“In the private sector, someone who has the ‘best’ product wins. In the public sector, how does the best project ‘win’?”

“Let’s say that someone has an app that’s useful for the government. Is there a way that someone can get that into the Apps.gov catalog?”

The reality …

The reason why the real world does not intrude into government is simple: you have strong competing self-interests that will only do something to benefit the country if they can claim the credit, profit from their actions, and/or use the action for fundraising or voter support. The players are: the democrat party, the republican party, the bureaucrats and the special interests. There is little or no regard for the public unless it benefits an internal government constituency – or they are afraid of the adverse consequences of not taking action. Where the mainstream media used to inspire fear by “speaking truth to power,” they have now sacrificed their journalistic ethics and appear to be just another channel for pro-government propaganda. All of which dooms the system to mediocrity and ultimate failure.

That is not to say that there are dedicated government workers who want to do the right thing. But, in many cases, their agencies are headed by hyper-political appointees who are acting in their own self-interests in pushing party politics.

It appears that both political parties are corrupt and operating to obtain and maintain political power. Putting forth flawed candidates with questionable principles and dubious associations with less than honorable people.

A starting point …

And it is now time to hold both political parties to account for the pain and suffering that they have caused to be inflicted on the American public with their self-serving politics and policies. Starting with eliminating or revising the primary election process. No more “dinky” states winnowing the candidates for the general election. Screw tradition – it is now time for all people to be able to vote in the primary, regardless of political affiliation. Then let the top candidates on both parties fight it out. No more allowing a few thousand people to determine the course of an election – especially when it appears that these votes can be manipulated with money and media.

No more funny counts – picture id or a thumbprint. If it works in Iraq, it certainly can work here. For those without picture identification, their thumbprint will suffice. Allowing illegal aliens to vote or allowing vote tampering and voter intimidation to exist is unacceptable. We are losing our country to corrupt voting practices and this needs to stop.

More monitoring of the Post Office – we need to suspect unionized workers, mostly supporting the democrat party, of being able to influence an election when absentee ballots are used. Safeguards and mandatory penalties must be meted out for those who “accidently” discover hidden ballots – or see ballots accidently destroyed in opposition counties.

More monitoring of electronic voting machines and polling places. Perhaps in place of the semi-senile, overwrought senior citizens that seem to man the polls, more active and aware citizens should be selected – perhaps on the same basis used to select juries.

And  by demanding a reform of Congress – by starting over – changing the self-imposed rules of the House and the Senate which provide protection for corrupt politicians and impose arcane rules on what should be an extended debate about the serious issues facing our nation.

Enough of the “club” mentality. They work for us!

We are at a crossroads …

Our country is being destroyed from within by liberal democrats acting in the name of political correctness. Attempting to perpetuate their power into the future by altering our Constitutional freedoms and imposing their own will on the people of America. Attempting to turn this country into a socialist nation based on the precepts of European socialism and controlled by such corrupt organizations as the United Nations.

Get out and tell your friends, neighbors and colleagues that you want their help to return the country to its rightful owners, “We the People.” Let’s take back our government in 2010 and 2012. Do not vote for any incumbent politician, position-hopping professional politician or lawyer. Enough is Enough.

-- steve

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