Ulterior Motives

The jig is up! American’s no longer will believe stories from one side of the Congressional mouth, and ignore the truth that lies beneath. The recent vote on a self described economic bail-out has been seen in that light. Droves of constituents bombarded their Congressional representatives to vent and remind the House, the Senate, the President, the Treasury secretary and the rest of the Administration that America does not favor socialism. The economic bail-out package saw initial defeat for a number of reasons. Much of the typical Washington doublespeak highlighted the shenanigans, and Americans immediately saw through it. Check out public opinion polls on Congress. They are rated lower than the President. The people have little faith in their government. The bail-out plan is a prime example why. The tumbling stock market calamity is a psychological melt-down not one where business across the globe has suddenly turned sour. Perception is reality. With socialism taking hold of the White House financial folks have lost their nerve, and that is just the Bush Administration. If the far left leaning Barack Obama wins the General election there is no telling where the country will be in a year.

Before the 1960’s the citizenry took their elected officials explanations at face value for the most part. However, as that turbulent decade progressed the people’s eyes were opened and innocence shattered. The corruption, which likely had been in the government for generations, came to the forefront. The decline of faith in the institutions of government began there and winds its way through to the present day. Most recently it has infected the financial sector and global markets around the world. Like each cultural generation pushing the envelope in a game of “let’s see you top this” Congress has gone overboard as a matter of practice rather than exception. Witness since the 1980’s when political foes Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neal battled it out politically, and yet remained friendly afterward. Today’s representative doesn’t represent us. They are as much interested in jumping through hoops for lobbyists in order to keep their job, advance their power and advance their own career. Hence the personal bitter attacks on each other. The leaders of financial giants have become robber barons of the 1890’s all over again and are feeling the lack of consumer confidence in the form of a stinging backlash. Congress, corporations and media corruption has endangered each ones job efficiently, and confidence is imperiled. They put themselves ahead of the constituents they are responsible to represent and inform.

The American people are tired of the smiling President telling us everything will be alright, after a number of crises’ have been mishandled by the Administration. They are tired of nonexistent Congressional oversight and the lack of accountability. Heads must roll from government, corporate America, and from media outlets. The gutless ones in Congress no longer have to worry about that because the American people are noticing and beginning to make these frauds accountable! We’ll see how that plays out after the election.

When Senator Obama says he is going to give tax relief to 95% of the population, he doesn’t mention that 5% of the country pays 90% of the taxes. Much of them are businesses that create jobs and drive the economic train. His motive is to fool you like a snake oil salesman. To date he has faired well. When John McCain rushes back to Washington to help improve the bail-out package and get Republican colleagues a seat at the table, many find it disheartening when he doesn’t follow through. He claimed he would stay to make sure the vote passed. He didn’t. Political fall-out from potentially skipping a debate brought him back to Washington gamesmanship. The flash of guts turned out to be as much political show as leadership. Both are indicative of the root problem of our government. The institution is corrupt, and its influence corrupts all who touch it. At least McCain has admitted as much in the past. With him the people have a prayer. Aside from that everyone is as bad as the next.

The U.S. population is tired of corporations being over-reaching in their zeal like frat boys at an all night party who don’t realize that it is now noon and the body will collapse without proper sleep. Bail yourselves out is what the people have said but once again they were ignored. The American people are tired of the usual politics. Every word spoken to the cameras is a line to cover up what someone really is hiding beneath the surface. American’s know it, have known if for some time, and are finally raising their hand to slap down the perpetrators. The guilty, so accustomed to the undisciplined sweet life, continue to be characteristically arrogant. They know what’s best for you because you elected them. How dare they not give us 700 billion that we asked for? We told them it was to save the economy what more do they want? In a week since Congressional indignation, the stock market has responded with a slow motion crash. Eight ugly days and the evaporation of $8 trillion is the response to emergency action. It seems like the folks are no longer buying the smoke and mirrors that has created bubble after bubble in the global economy. Maybe it’s time to toss ‘em all out of office!

Americans might swallow a capitalistic market bail-out yourself approach, but it would also take time. With a left leaning administration perhaps coming to power, look for a likely extension of the agony for a decade, rather than a few years. The people will suffer at the hands of socialist elements. The Democrat Presidential candidate is allied with the very double crossing snakes in the grass that ignored this problem. McCain tried to warn Congress two years ago, but to no avail. As a result the financial melt down is what rose up and bit them all in the ass. This time the American people wore the chompers. The election year cinched the power of the people. You spoke and Congress actually listened for a brief moment. The initial bail-out was defeated. Then we were told without it we’d see a melt down. So they passed it again rather than listen to the people. Guess what they were wrong. They passed out our $700 billion dollars over our objections and the stock market has ended up in the toilet, which the bail-out was supposed to stave off.

The folks who have any money should now invest in the stock market. The vast majority of people are spooked by the crash. Now is the time to buy. That is how rich tycoons become so wealthy. Buy low and sell high. There are bargains to be had everywhere in companies that are as valuable today as they were yesterday even if their stock doesn’t say so. Americans are poised to take back their power, both politically and financially. If anyone has the guts, now is the time to do so!