Outrage of the Day

I used to follow politics like a hawk. Every day I'd follow all the ins and outs and various other goings-on up on the Hill. Eventually I had to take a big step back and realize that it's all a sort of subterfuge. Everyday we hear about different squabbles over things that really don't matter. People think Obama is a Muslim. Glenn Beck had a rally on the anniversary of MLK's "I have a dream" speech and he *GASP!* held it in the same location. In the big picture scheme of things, do either of these things really matter?

It's all just a clever ploy to distract you from the real problems facing this country. We've got rampant unemployment that's only going to get worse because the tax burden on the "evil rich people" will skyrocket over the next couple of years so more money can be given to the non-producers to subsidize their uselessness. "Why not tax the hell out of the rich?" you ask. Well, who do you think creates the jobs we so desperately need right now? That's right. The evil rich. The more money they have to break off for Uncle Sam, the less money they have to create jobs.

I guess the point of this little rant is that we, as a country, need to start thinking about things in the long term while ignoring the day to day trivialities that take up so much of our precious time. With an election coming up in a little more than a month these "outrages of the day", as I like to call them, are going to get ratcheted up into high gear very soon. While you'll need a set of wings to fly above all the bullshit, I urge you to try and focus on the things that actually matter.

I know voting records don't make an exciting news story as extramarital affairs but only one of them really has an actual impact on the future of our country. Which one is that? I'll give you a hint: It's the one that doesn't involve orgasms.

I thank you for your time and apologize for any typos.