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Daily Archives: November 20th, 2011

The End Of The Day.


The often used phrase “at the end of the day” is really not the end of the day. The real end of the day is when the subject of the quote is really ended, finished or completed. While the phrase is catchy, it is inaccurate. The end of the day denotes a completion of the 24 hour cycle we know as a day, even though many of us sleep through about 8 hours of it. So the end of the day is just a way to convey a termination of a situation regardless of when the actual end of the day occurs. So at the end of the day there is no end of the day! At the end of the day – maybe this is why our Congress cannot do the job they pay themselves for in the time frame they have set as their working periods.

Not A School!


It is conceivable to me that our major problems have more to do with our lack of clarity in the election process. First many voters do not understand that regardless of how we vote for the Commander-in-Chief, the final word comes from the electoral college as defined: The Electoral College, administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is not a place. It is a process that began as part of the original design of the U.S. Constitution. The Electoral College was established by the founding fathers as a compromise between election of the president by Congress and election by popular vote. The people of the United States vote for the electors who then vote for the President.  This information will possibly fall on deaf ears and blind eyes but our elected politicians depend on our lack of interest  We are represented by men and women who have mastered the art of politispeak and have used it to garner our votes. These “ordinary citizens” who quickly learn the art of “wealth building” through their participation on the many committees who interact with the very companies whose sole purpose is profit at any cost. This method of operation is endemic in America on many levels. What’s unfortunate is the public never knows about the problem until it’s effects are felt by all of us. Our current fiscal problems, the multiple wars and other associated problems are all based on the lack of action by our Congress on behalf on their constituents. We have had many of these members caught up in scandals that have cost the taxpayers dearly yet we continue to allow them to represent us. The one thing to remember is Congress makes the laws and they have enacted some that virtually insure their ability to become wealthy just by being in office and serving on a committee for a long enough time period. The constant appearances in mass media and the sound bites serve as distractions designed to keep our focus on matters other than their malfeasance. The many protests around the country are just a start to what we as voters need to be doing, during the next election we need to ignore the debates, the sound bites, other unrelated information and vote the old guard out.

Exigengies of Politics


Normally we associate the term “exigent circumstances” with law enforcement situations. As I looked this term up for a pure definition I was unable to find one but there were several others that related primarily to law enforcement.After considering what my thought process on this was I decided to relate that to political situations. Exigencies as defined is:”The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action”. Our political process has evolved into an individual and collective effort of exigencies which serve only to promote and enrich the users. It has become an expected perk on the office and is commonly used to increase the future financial and personal situation of the in office Congress. We have now a group of 500 plus representatives who cannot come close to reasonable decisions regarding the economic and fiscal problems of the U.S.  Recent revelations about the financial dealings of some Congressional members which are considered  illegal for others yet legal for them.   Our elected officials are busily continuing business as usual while espousing outrage over the banking and financial community’s improprieties. We truly have the foxes in the henhouse while we wring our hands in despair. It is certainly easy to quarterback from outside the “beltway” but the football coordinators see more of the game than the coaches.