Political Musings

There is some damned grasshopper in  the house. The cats are going crazy because of this.  They keep staring at it, making horrible noises, and managing not to catch it. It would be cute if it wasn't so loud and destructive . . . kind of like the government.

I'm so over this whole budget/debt ceiling thing.  Is the debt ceiling scary and horrible? Sounds that way, but it's also the way we've been functioning for a long time now. Just raise the damned thing and move on!

The government annoys me. I think we should rethink the way we treat Congress.  Build them a dormitory. Two people to a room, one common bathroom per floor, cafeteria and rec room on the first floor. This is all paid for by the government and beyond that, they get minimum wage.  I think we'd see a new caliber of people signing up to represent us if this happened.

Oh, and they have to clear their room and board with DHS.  I think everyone in Congress should have to go through the welfare experience.  Their clothes should be bought at consignment shops, their hair done at beauty colleges, and all supplies bought at Walmart.  That way they can see what it's like for the rest of the people out there.

As for healthcare, they can go to the free clinics. Oh, I guess they can get Medicaid for their term. That's generous! They can see how well Medicaid treats people, and, even better, they can see how well you get treated when the medical establishment finds out you're on Medicaid. I'm sure it will be quite enlightening the first time Senator Smiley McCheeseface gets booted out of a doctor's office because they don't accept Medicaid patients.

When it's time for reelection, assuming they want to run again, they are allotted only a small amount of money.  There are plenty of places to get the word out for free, like Facebook, and honestly, if you can't manage your campaign funds, I have serious misgivings about your ability to run the country.

Think this sounds harsh?  Eh, it isn't really.  It would teach them to be humble, to understand being poor, and how to relate to other Americans. It would be good for them and good for us all.

And really, this is far less intense than my last plan for them.  I used to believe we should wire electrodes to them that go off whenever they deceive others.  I will admit, shocking them every time they lie? THAT would be harsh.

As much as they all lie, it would probably cause a brownout.