I'm more of a coffee guy, but this kind of Tea is delicious
David Ryan
Issue date: 2/8/10 Section: Impact Staff Blogs
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Three months ago I would never have said that the voting populace was educated on the goings-on in Washington. I would've beseeched you to "ask your best friend what he thinks of H.R. 782" knowing he probably won't even know what "H.R." stands for. Saturday made me realize that those things are beginning not to matter anymore.
That's because Americans are tired of the same treatment from their elected officials. And those officials seem to think that we don't care. But Americans, especially college students like us, turned out in record numbers last year to vote in the election to show how much we do care.
We did our job; executing our civic duty and giving support to the guy who said he was going to change stuff, to "change the face of Washington." Now, we're sitting back a year later looking at our empty wallets, our unemployment, with taxes are skyrocketing daily, and we've finally realized that Barack Obama must have just misspoke because it's clear he meant to say "change the face - in - Washington."
On Saturday night, Sarah Palin (the one that looks like Tina Fey) said America was ready for a "revolution."
Scarier words were never heard in Washington. Alright, maybe "burn down the White House!" scared more people in 1814 before our beloved landmark was set ablaze, but the last thing any incumbent power wants to hear is the word revolution in any capacity.
But let's be frank here: more and more money is going to the government everyday. Politicians stand on their soapboxes and preach about abortion, healthcare, ongoing wars and the diminishing status of our economy. They promise us everything they can think of to get that seat to "support the interests of the people" and once they get that cushy office and that nice salary, which of course is over $170,000, they sit on their hands or ramble on in a way so boring it makes 8 a.m. lectures on neuroscience seem like the Super Bowl.
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