Congress = Crooks

[Fatal Dawn]

Naturally, I probably wouldn't want a person in my same situation to be leading me. That is like the blind leading the blind.



Besides, arguably the middle working class gets the shortest end of the stick. Like everyone else they have to put food on the table and pay their bills and send their kids to college. They work nine to five in an endless rat race. Making just enough money to have it taken away, but not enough to really go anywhere. They get bleed-ed from both ends.

 

[Evil Eye]

Ever wonder why we elect rich people ?

Because they have the money to get their name out. Can't vote without a name to vote for.

Should be mandatory that at least one poor guy gets into office, heck he might even give out his cell number so we could call him up with OUR problems.

That's a sure way to get unqualified people (not because they're poor, but because they're mandatory). It'd be an attempt at being politically correct and those are usually just annoying.

 

[DrLeftover]

We could elect only those with multiple felony convictions, that would both keep career criminals off the streets and let the rest of us know where they are and what they're doing.

 

[Evil Eye]

We could elect only those with multiple felony convictions, that would both keep career criminals off the streets and let the rest of us know where they are and what they're doing.

It... might just work.

 

[DrLeftover]

Another one, and more of our tax money down the toilet... or rather, car wash drain.

Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), who is facing a lawsuit for failing to pay down a 2002 Bank of America loan that he used to buy a car wash in Missouri, could have a good chunk of the $1.5 million he owes paid off by taxpayers.



According to the Kansas City Star, the Small Business Administration (SBA) backed about three-quarters of Cleaver's 2002 loan, which means that if the loan goes bad, the SBA could pay off $1.1 million of that debt.

http://thehill.com/b...ut-by-taxpayers

 

[Scarlet Rose]

The Democrats are anti-American

Do you have some Democrats in mind when you are saying this, or are you speaking to the entire Democratic party? Also would you care to elaborate on what you mean by anti-American.



@+Mr. Jazzy-

Since you are defending the same claim, I would be interested in hearing what truth you believe is in it.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Because politicians sometimes put themselves first instead of their communities, and that is breaking their oath of office, no?

Could you explain how this qualifies as a person being anti-American?

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Such a way of conceptualizing anti-Americanism is excessively vague and ambiguous to the point that it becomes meaningless to label one as such.

 

[Temerit]

I'm not sure selfishness and greed qualify as being against the American people or culture. There are sure some really terrible people serving as elected officials, but to consider them anti-American (especially a political party as a whole) is an extreme statement.

 

[Scarlet Rose]

@+Mr Jazzy-

The problem with the source you provided, is that it does not counter my criticisms that your interpretation of the term is hopelessly vague and sweeping. Furthermore it does not even appear to support your reading into it. Although my point was more that the way you are defining it makes the term useless in an extended discussion.