Politics - fools or friends

Someday we'll I hope we'll figure out that our modern leadership has gone dangerously awry. We have lost the ability to make decisions that are logical and beneficial to the populace of America. Sometimes I look at Washington and see nothing but power plays by fools rather than statesmen who are friends of the citizens.

Today the headlines talk about Mr O changing his " jobs" speech to avoid the GOP debate. Now why would he schedule it on debate night anyway? Of course to derail attention. Not that it would have mattered much. Our President needs to stop talking and start exhibiting real wisdom.

Now I'd love to have a Conservative President elected next year, but the fact remains that there are real people who need employment now. I have friends who have been looking for a job for 2 years or more and are in desperate need. And all this showmanship/wrangling/speech making is not helpful to the task at hand. Reminds me of a "Ship of Fools." (Wasn't that a movie?)

Then we have left wingers throwing hissy-fits over Gov Perry's faith, and a guy who shot a bear to defend his kids, when our economy is toast and our people are unemployed. Good grief! What a waste of perfectly good hot air.

The ultimate though, was the idea this week that our Congress wanted a raise because $170000+ per year isn't enough. I'll trade them incomes if they think that's not enough. Let them live on retirement pensions like mine or unemployment for a while. Show me some friends of America instead of fools, will ya?