By John Hawking
1) Our Congress passes bills that run
into the thousands of pages; then we're surprised that the bills are full of
loopholes, set asides for lobbyists and toxic clauses no one seemed to know
about.
2) We've replaced telling the difference
between right and wrong with legalisms; then we're surprised that people are
always looking for loopholes and technicalities to get out of fulfilling their
obligations.
3) Feminists denigrate men, tell them to
behave more like women and are offended by chivalry; then they're surprised to
find that our society has been inundated by passive, wimpy beta males.
4) Congress hasn't produced a budget in
more than 3 years, most of the big bills don't go through the normal committee
process, and parliamentary maneuvers are used to block debate and keep
Republicans from offering amendments to bills; then we're surprised when we
have gridlock, filibusters and massive fights over the debt limit.
5) We allow politicians to work as
highly paid lobbyists after they leave Congress; then we're surprised when they
give favorable treatment to companies they hope will make them wealthy after
they leave Congress.
6) We demonize…
Source: Town Hall
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