"I'm As Mad As Hell..."

The thing about being pissed off is that it feels really good.

Yelling and screaming releases something...lets some air out of the balloon.

And boy, are we pissed off.

At the politicians and the "fat cats" on Wall Street.

The politicians continue to play politics and pander to the special interests.
The rich just keep on taking and don't seem to give a hoot about anyone but themselves.

Now, the politicians will tell you that they have the best interest of the country in mind and that concern is what drives them to take this or that stand on this or that issue.

The rich will tell you that they have a right to the wealth that they have amassed and that anyone can get there if they "really try."

BS to both. Greed ain't good, no matter what. No one begrudges a guy the harvest of his toil. We just get angry when he didn't toil but got it the old fashioned way...he stole it.

And the politicians don't give a good g-d damn about the country. They care about their own future and the concerns of their benefactors.

If the rich cared they'd stop complaining about the possibility of an expiration of the Bush tax cuts. They'd be happy and privileged to help support this great country of ours which, incidentally, gave them the freedom to succeed (and to steal, mind you...)

If the politicians cared about the country, as a whole, they would do the right (and difficult...) thing and enact legislation that actually helped people and nurtured the economy and the middle class. How about roads that are well maintained, schools that teach and a system that provides affordable health care? How about those for starters?

And the wealthy could, rightly, take credit for the improvements. No one would mind naming a few bridges or libraries after them. "The Greenwich, Connecticut Public Library of Sioux Falls. The Beverly Hills Senior High School of Lubbock. The Grosse Point International Airport of Ocala."

No one would mind.

But until the rich get a conscience and the politicians get a pair...we'll be doomed.

"Hargraves...please bring me my robe...I'm done here."