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Herr Rove and His One-Finger Salute 07/13/08
Karl Rove has shown his contempt for Congress by ignoring a subpoena to appear before this august body. Thus far, other than to bluster, Congress has done zilch. Herr Rove is by no means the first employee of the Executive Branch to refuse to appear when called. Even little old ladies thumb their nose at Congress. The Vice President openly defies and mocks them. The President will not appear under oath.
So, why do we need Congress? It was initially set up as a watchdog to prevent the Executive Branch from ignoring the checks and balances thoughtfully provided by our forefathers. They seem to have failed at that. They were also to serve the electorate by keeping government honest and ethical. God knows they have failed at that. Maybe we don't need them. We could outsource their positions to India on a part-time basis and save tons of dollars. No health care benefits, no outrageous retirement incomes, no big expense accounts, and probably less theft would be the benefit to the electorate.
An alternative is to not vote for a single incumbent. Disrupt the existing power bases and prevent future ones from forming. Remember, we can do no worse than what we now have in office. A new dummy is probably better than an old thief.
While you think about this put a visual image in your mind of little old ladies thumbing their nose at we, the people. Think about Herr Rove and treacherous Dick Cheney giving to us the familiar one-finger salute. If that doesn't irk you, you are getting that which you deserve!!
