I'm looking for a job. With this economy, I know it's gonna take a while, though...but hopefully it'll happen.
Which brings me to this little scenario:
She cursed the economy. She can't find a job either, so she cursed...not just the economy, but the president himself.
"He hasn't done anything!" she said.
Okay, a month into Obama's presidency, I'm sure we've all realized that he's not just gonna wave a magic wand to make things okay again. Or have we?
The thing with "the public" is...it's not really aware of what goes on in the political realm. It has no incentive to. Still, it's really frustrating to see events unfurl as they do today: people who were enthusiastic about Obama's victory are now seething with impatience because he hasn't really done anything to help the economy recover.
Really? He hasn't done anything?
Who personally campaigned in the House for the stimulus bill? Who bargained and bickered with Republican congressmen and senators alike? Who repeatedly appeals to the media - to ultimately reach legislators - to speak strongly about the desperate need for the stimulus package? Who created an economic recovery team (with appointees from the UC regents and Boalt Hall) to plan...economic recovery?
No one, I guess. Because Obama hasn't done anything, right?
Get your head out of your ass. The president is busting his chops trying to get this thing through the House and the Senate. If you want immediate results that you're not getting, blame the Republicans for believing in their ideology, or for just plain ol' opposing the Democratic president.
Don't sit there and criticize a system whose mechanics you are ignorant of. SERIOUSLY. Either educate yourself, or don't participate in the democratic process at all.
Edit: If this post hasn't conveyed my thoughts, here's a cartoon. Hehehe...
2 comments:
nice. hahaha.
you amaze me more and more everyday.
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