Change Is Coming to Washington
I believed. Yes, I did. I believed Mr. Obama would bring change to Washington. But other than turning the White House black, he didn’t. He made a lot of promises. He didn’t keep them. He said no more business as usual. Then he stacked his administration with the same old Washington entrenched – Emanuel, Gates, Geithner, Holder, Panetta, Summers. . .the list is endless.
Then there was the bought-and-paid-for Congress, heralding the “landmark” health care reform bill – except there wasn’t any reform in it. And now we have the “landmark” financial reform bill – except, again, there isn’t any reform in it. And I can’t wait for the “landmark” energy reform bill – can you? Health insurance companies are still raking in the dough. Banks are still screwing the people. And the oil companies, well, they’ll just keep on destroying the planet in the name of greed.
Does all this mean the president is weak? Of course it does. Does it mean he’s scared? Probably. Does it mean he’s naïve? Undoubtedly. It also means he will not be elected to a second term. Certainly not by me, and millions of others just like me. You know the old saying — fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Word to the wise — Republicans, find a moderate. None of your teabag extremists will do, so get smart, find a moderate for 2012.
