The Political Scene

Todays political climate is all about special interest groups lobbying to keep health care expensive, oil prices up, and the USA shopping. 

It also appears to be very important for the USA to continually be at war. Look at the last century if you doubt this. Or, actually, the last two centuries. Wait a MO! Aren't we just a little over two centuries old? So, once the Independence was Declared it became important to keep the military occupied. Well, it does keep the generals from staging coups in D.C., mostly. If you don't understand the concept of shopping being related to wars, well I'm not sure I can elucidate. 

Do they come in Mauve?

But, I'll try for a bit. Congress (and Senate) has a lot of politicians, mostly male, who want to remain in Washington. That is where the parties flow freely, beautiful women want to sleep with powerful men, and lobbyists want to use all of that action to keep THEIR jobs and salaries. So that the lobbyists can shop. And the hostesses can spend. And the mistresses can buy pretty lingerie. And the political spouses can order from caterers and liquor stores...you get the drift. Washington (insiders and lobbyists and caterers) and Congress keep each other happy and busy, better than living in smalltown U.S.A., right? The generals/admirals come to town when they want more money. If they don't get the money they could make trouble. So, Congress gets the military powerful busy...shopping. 

Unfortunately, they only want to buy bullets and guns and tanks and billion dollar equipment. A LOT of money is what it takes to keep the Generals shopping. But then once they buy all the things on their lists, and run out of DOD money the Generals have to put the equipment to work. Otherwise the American taxpayer would object (apparently most of us don't; maybe because we're busy shopping or wanting to shop but can't because we're broke). And the only place to use those delightful items on the Generals and Admirals lists is...you got it....WAR!

I have a simple proposition...send everyone home from Washington D.C., take the lists away from the DOD, and find some lists out here in the heartland that might benefit from a multi-billion dollar influx of funds. I have my own list if anyone is interested.