The Enemy Within

Fiscal conservatives, moderates, true patriots, real Americans all - you are being misrepresented, embarrassed and disgraced by a smattering of hate ridden bigots. Sign carrying racists and corporate billionaires are diluting your true message and making a mockery of civilized political discourse. While draping themselves in the flag these people literally tear at the fabric of our democracy. Not having the moral compass or mental capacity to pull this off on their own they are aided by ratings hungry, fool hearty, irresponsible media outlets, lack of serious political leadership, false prophets after big profit and most sadly - you!

While the country actually needs a course correction and serious fiscal reform we waste time watching not only the circus that is the Tea Party but also the enablers making money off the unwitting rubes hand over fist. The clowns elected to office to serve the people instead pander to the loud minority over the sane majority. Like moths attracted to the stark lights of the camera the motley crew muddles around the public stage in search of the next fifteen minutes of infamy. For a group that claims to love and fight for freedom on one hand, they stand hell bound and determined to tell others what they can and can't do with the other hand.

For all the madness that is the Tea Party, or any other extreme movement, you cannot fault them the courage of their convictions. Moreover, the very rights they would deny some guarantees them the right to protest at will. The concept they don't seem have the capacity to grasp is tolerance. The big top has plenty of room for acts of all shapes, shades and sides. Coexistence can be achieved if we respectfully agree to disagree on some points where no quintessential resolution can be found. However, to get to this point the ring masters need to take back control of the talent. Leaders on the Right need to separate the bull from the shit. Leaders on the Left need to find the bulls among the steers and/or sheep.

Put simply, extreme member of the Republican party make them look pathetic. Special interest members of the Democratic party make them appear apoplectic. In their present state neither serve anything more than the status quo and rampant unchecked capitalism. While one side clearly needs rein in their nuts the other equally needs to reach up their skirts and find their nuts.

What do We The People need to do? We (and by WE I of course mean YOU) need to send a clear message to the proverbial head of the body politic. Some factions actually breed discontent in hopes it will create apathy and reduce voter turn out (why bother to vote, nothing ever changes). We need to send a super majority to Congress to override the mindless procedural madness that prevents progress. Vote en mass for the party or cause of your choice so a few malcontents cannot hold the entire process hostage. Harness the courage of your convictions and actualize them by showing the elected official you do care. Make them actually work for a living, for a change by showing them they can't count on inactivity or sheer stupidity to keep them entrenched. Take power back from the corporations and billionaires that see themselves as kingmakers. Prove once and for all you don't care if your soldier gay as long as she can shoot straight. You don't care if your president is Black as long as he's a straight shooter. Get out there with your voice, your time, your money and most importantly your vote and make it happen.