I Promise Never to Promise"

Well friends the drop dead date of August 2 is now only 5 days away and the squabbling continues. The stock market dropped 450 pts in the last 4 days and that represents 3+%. I've lost 675.00 in a week. Why? Because the debt ceiling problem still looms and investors are getting jelly legs. Then we have the European debt issue that isn't yet resolved. My point is somebody better come up with some good ideas pretty damn soon.

However, this small blog entry is about the ridiculous policy of getting Republicans to sign a personal pledge to NEVER raise taxes. Apparently this shadowy person Grover Norquist (Tea Party) has enough clout to threaten Republicans with future defeat unless they sign this "pledge". I'm sorry if this offends you but that is plain retarded. Whatever if Gomer Pyle of the Democratic driven (Soda Party) makes every Democrat sign a pledge to NEVER cut spending. That also would be retarded. What in the hell is going on here?

Look I want all elected people to go to Washington (or Sacramento) and do their business for the American public, free of fettered pledges. If I was elected to Congress the first thing I wouldn't do is sign away my ability to make informed, rational, necessary decisions. I would leave my re election up to the people in my congressional district based on how well or poorly I've have done.

Look we need our "leaders" (I use the term loosely) to stop listening to lobby brokers, stop signing pledges from fringe groups, stop currying favor with the media, stop chasing skirts down the hallways, stop being irrationally stubborn just to show "who's boss". Grover Norquist go away and let the elected people do their job. And any new congressmen or women should be voted out if the first thing they do is sign their common sense away in some stupid pledge.

All elected officials, by definition, sign a mythical pledge to represent all the people in your constituancy, and use your talents to help all the people of this country. That unspoken pledge trumps any special interest group or shadowy bullys. Live up to that pledge and you will never have any reason to hang your head.