Michael1942's Blog

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.