A National Disgrace

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by BRIELLY

Reelapeelin's got it right-they all work for the same goups-big oil, wall street etc and not for us. Vote for who you want but at the end of the day don't expect anything to change. The only way is to purge every last one of them from the oval office and congress and start fresh. Elephants and Asses screwing the masses! In other news my boat is happily sitting on land hoping the flood waters don't rise and float it off its blocks. Stay safe folks!

You know, I don't see anyone offering any solution to the problem. Don't misunderstand me, I totally agree with the premise that our Government is being bought. I've agreed with that many times, in many posts, in many threads. But one person, or even one hundred persons standing up and shouting at the top of their lungs won't do anything except give one hundred people horse throats. It's easy to rant and rave and say our government is corrupt, point fingers and yell. Don't do that, because it will just roll off my back like a ducks back sheds water. You want my agreement, you want my involvement? Give me a plan. Tell me how we remove the cancer that has infected our government.

See, the problem is that the people that make the rules are in control, and they don't want to release ontrol. They are going to lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear in order to get elected, and then they will do whatever they damn well want to, most of it in secret, and they could care less what you think. They pay you lip service only when they think it's to their benefit.

So here's a suggestion. Before you trust anyone, look at what a person has done most of their life. How have they conducted themselves? Admittedly, there is not guarentee that what they say is what they will do, but it's an indication of the type of person you're giving your vote to. Ask them how they stand on term limits. See, the problem is that once they are in power it's almost impossible to remove them from power until after their term is up. Find out if they will work towards making it easier to recall a sitting Congressman or Senator or President. From where I sit, that's about all you can do. Does anyone else have any better suggestions? Hell, I'll listen to them all, and if they are good and legal I'll even work towards implementing them... but until then don't just yell and tell me the sky is falling... I already know it's falling. I just don't know how to stop it.

BRIELLY, I used to live in Toms River. You guys stay safe.. looks like you may get the eye of the storm. So you and Capt Pete and anyone else in that area make sure you're in a safe place. My prayers go out to all of us on this one. Looks like it's gonna be bad. Keep your heads down.