So Which One's The Winner? Not You Or Me.

I just watched a couple of 'so called experts' being interviewed on TV. One was a Democrat and one a Republican. They were being asked about the 'lame duck' session of congress. The Democrat was falling all over himself telling the viewers how the Democrats and President Obama were creating some great work that will help them down the road because they've been able to force Republicans to cave in on many issues allowing for passage of some great legislation. The Republican pointed out how his party has finally been able to force Democrats to face up to reality in this session knowing that in the next session, Republicans be in control and will be able to repeal any unwanted and wasteful laws the Democrats sneaked through. Now this isn't an exact qoutational report of the interviews, but it gets the point across. What point, you ask? The point is that, both these people truly felt that his party had triumphed over the other party in this last couple of weeks. What they don't realize is that which party triumphed over the other is of absolutely no importance. What they don't realize is that the American people are losing in this struggle. There doesn't seem to be a single politician in Washington that really understands that every one of their actions directly and all too often, adversely affects millions of people. That fact isn't even on their radar. It's as though you and I decided to block the entrance door to the only supermarket in town in order to be the first ones to get at the lobster going on sale tomorrow. What if somebody needs some food to put on their kids plate tonight? Doesn't that matter? These politicians fight over who's going to get the upper hand while people go without food and shelter or medical attention. Is it really more important that some rich guy gets to keep his tax break then that some hungry family finds a job or some First Responder gets his medical bills paid for an illness he got responding to a 911 call at the twin towers? I have to say, the folks we've elected to do the nations business seem only capable of doing funny business. I'm ashamed of them all. It's too bad we don't have term limits. It's almost as bad as the upcoming reconfiguring of political districts. Which will become a scam and a sham.