Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A new day in Washington
The New York Times ran a particularly scathing editorial today (see here) entitled "Pomp and Little Circumstance" about the ceremonial changing of the party in power in the House. Will the change make a difference? Did the people truly speak in the last election? Given, the Pew quiz that you all looked at and hopefully took, what do you think it means for "the people to speak?"
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It seems to me, after reading the article, that there is a lot of activity going on under new power in the house, but little progressive action is being accomplished. The writer of this article didn't seem to have a strong admiration for such a ceremony.
ReplyDeleteAs far as having a voice in such matters, I think there are many people in society that scored significantly less then I did and I would NEVER consider myself well educated concerning the current elections. I was extremely grateful that my voice was allowed to be heard for the first time in campaigning history, but just because it is legal for me to vote, does not mean I know what is best for our country as a whole. Who knows how many other people can sympathize with this sentiment that deeply impacted the last election.
I loved this article! They are all full of .... What blows my mind is the fact that people fall for these guys in every election cycle. I just dont get it. I dont care which party they are from. My personal opinion is that people should not be allowed to make federal or state politics a career choice. The arrogance of some of these guys is just stunning.
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