Where have all the patriots gone?

Republicans this, Democrats that! Congress, to include the failed debt committee, are far too focused on themselves as individuals and parties. Do the parties even provide any value to the government or the system as a whole? How about society? I am really thinking that they do not. They are self-licking ice cream cones, fat wallets, big mouths of hot air, and spoiled brats. All of 'em. They have forgotten what it means to be a patriot.

They have forgotten what real hard work is, and that the majority of Americans are all-too aware. Merriam-Webster defines a patriot as "one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests." Let's break this down.

The first part is very straight forward and I would not dare question whether any of those in Congress love their country, assuming that their country really is the United States of America. I think you can love a country, or at least your selective parts of it, and not really be a patriot. That second half though, I think that part is where you see a stark difference; and it's here that I'll try not to get long-winded.

If a patriot is one who "supports...[[his country's]] authority..." then he must support the supreme law of the land. And what is that law? It is the Constitution of the United States of America! The vast majority of our Congress grew up with that knowledge. School teaching further deepened it. And yet, they are the ones making the laws that slowly, quietly, almost secretly destroy our supreme law! And those at the State level are just as guilty. They implement changes to education that have far reaching effects by distorting our children's views of freedom, capitalism, and the American dream (side note: the present version of the American dream is no longer the pure desire for liberty and justice that it once was).

As for supporting the country's interests, we are talking of our domestic interests in the way of education (most polls/estimates put the US at the middle of the road), economics (think debt super committee - failure), border security (well, that is for another time), etc. Now think about it, are we any better off in any of those areas? Have they improved over the last decade? Two? Three decades? That would be a resounding, NO! This would also include supporting America's foreign interests, too. Let's see, they want early withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan, and pretty much anywhere the liberals cry we "invaded." They are pushing jobs, our jobs, off to foreign lands (and then asking why the unemployment rate is high). Oh my, I know I could go on, but I think we'll dive into each topic one at a time in the future.

In fact, feel free to let me know what you would most be interested in hearing about. I pray that you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Tea Parties = 3rd Party -- No Way

First of all, we already have a third party, and a fourth, and a fifth. Ok, you get the point. There are the two major parties we are all sadly familiar with, and a few other major "third" parties. In all, there are some 200+ known parties with followings of greater than 100 people.

Honestly, do we even need the two major parties? So, why then would we need another "major" party? There is too much quibbling occurring within them as it is, and most is strictly based on the fact that "I'm Republican, vote for me" or "I'm a Democrat, vote for me"! Stop it all, disband and outlaw them all; let the best people with the right credentials run for the job and see what happens. Not to mention, take the money issue out of it. 

And, while we're at it, take Congress back to school on their real responsibilities and have them once again only meet once a year as was intended by our Constitution (on the 1st of December), and pay them a small wage for that time only. Then, they can go back to their own jobs for the rest of the year. Oh, by the way, none should be lawyers, I think that's in the Constitution as well!