Coldsummer
Experienced
I'm somewhat disappointed that this thread hasn't descended into the normal political shit storm.
The funny part here is that if I was a lame duck President I'd almost certainly veto every single piece of legislation that this Congress passes. Not because I disagree with it, but just because I'd be the biggest asshole I could possibly be and the truth is that I am not auditioning for another job. After this I'm done working. I'm petty, vindictive and would derive immense pleasure from making these political hacks suffer. I'll burn this place to the damn ground.
I refuse to realign my personal values to fit the ideology of either party we have to choose from in today's ridiculously divided political stupidity. I refuse to buy into this notion that the public of this country is divided this harshly by their own accord. In my opinion (which I value and highly respect) many people have been forced to choose a side that is "closer" to their own morals and have been convinced that these ideologically divisive beliefs are important to them. They simply are not. Sure some people may be highly conservative and others are highly liberal by nature, but most of us have the common sense to understand that this is a huge nation with a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas and goals and that we are all supposed to be allowed to think how we choose so long as it is not harming anyone else. There's also this notion out there that if something is not going right in our lives that it's either because the government isn't doing enough for us or is doing something to us. If you made an honest list of things that make your life difficult you'd find that government is way down near the bottom.....your own actions and decisions are going to determine your fate a lot more than anything that the government does.
That's the truth. None of us are guaranteed happiness, just the ability to pursue it. Personal accountability and responsibility is something that both parties use to get support. Life's hard sometimes and it isn't always fair. I'll promise you one thing right now....nothing that any politician promises you that government can do for you or that they can do for you will change that.
With all of that ranting out of the way the only thing that I care about in terms of government is that regardless of who is in office, regardless of who the majority is, regardless of silly ideology, I expect them to do the bare ass minimum to run the country. And that's not asking anything more than I expect from anyone whom I PAY to do something that they are hired to do. If I am paid to do a job you had damn well better believe that I am going to deliver. I sure as hell am not going to sit there and get in the way of my fellow employees attempts to do their job and I sure as hell am not going to sit there and point my finger at everyone else when my boss asks me why I suck at my job and lie straight to his face about my co-workers. When I look for a job I do not submit a resume that says "you should hire me because the other guy sucks".
Taking all of the partisan gamesmanship out of this midterm election the only thing that I got out of it was that if you act like a giant asshole and try to make sure that the company fails that you will not only get to keep your job, but we will hire more people like you. If you take that as a shot at the GOP or Tea Party than I am sorry because I don't care which party was doing it, but when someone goes out of their way to say that they are going to do everything they can to make sure that nothing gets done and then succeeds than it's not so much a shot as it is a verification of accomplishment.
Like I said I couldn't possibly care less which party did it or which party holds a majority or who came out ahead or who is out of a job because I don't agree with the majority of the drivel and rhetoric that comes out of their mouths. I just want people to do the job that they are paid to do. And I'm not talking about the grand bargain or something here; I'm talking about the absolute minimum that they are paid to do. That's non-partisan, non-divisive, common sense stuff that we need for our country to function.
You know we could have set a precedent with this election. If I'm on the outside looking in and seeing that this strategy worked I'm probably going to consider using it if I'm in that position. That doesn't get things done.
The funny part here is that if I was a lame duck President I'd almost certainly veto every single piece of legislation that this Congress passes. Not because I disagree with it, but just because I'd be the biggest asshole I could possibly be and the truth is that I am not auditioning for another job. After this I'm done working. I'm petty, vindictive and would derive immense pleasure from making these political hacks suffer. I'll burn this place to the damn ground.
And don't worry, I'd never run for office because I know how I am. I suppose I expect more than what I'd offer from those that are elected to manage my country.
