by Thomas Craig
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, once again proves how she exemplifies everything that is wrong with Washington and how she is the epitome of what Americans hate about politicians. Whenever she speaks, I get an overwhelming feeling of nausea; similar to the feeling you would get from eating ten tacos and then getting punched in the stomach. (An act I would actually prefer over reading her book and judging by the unbelievably small sales, I think most Americans would agree.) The latest Pelosi drama revolves around the ridiculous denial of her involvement with the torture situation. The Speaker admits she was briefed about the use of waterboarding on detainees, however, she feels morally justified regarding this issue because she was not told exactly when the torture was to begin. What confuses me is that I am just not sure if this is a case of a Politician trying pathetically to save her own just-as-guilty behind or if this is an actual denial from a genuinely delusional woman in need of psychiatric help. Pelosi has no problems with the fact that she, nor any other Democrats informed of this torture, raised any concern or voiced any opposition to this back in 2002 when it was presented to them. Republicans and Democrats alike are both guilty of violating the Constitution. When I see the Democrats point fingers and call for blood, it would be wise for them to look at their own complacency and involvement in these violations. The Democrats are suffering from a common delusion that makes them believe that because they are in power right now, they will remain in power indefinitely. Republicans suffered from this during the Bush years and now we are paying for it. What concerns me the most about this politically misguided mind-set is that the party in power always seems to legislate based on this idea. Republicans granted many unconstitutional powers to the Executive Branch while they were in power, and now they are upset when a Democrat is President and taking advantage of that power. The Democrats are going to grant even more power to the President/King, and they will be outraged when the Republicans are in charge once again and their President abuses the powers. It is a vicious cycle that has eaten away at the Constitution and it will not end until we find a true patriot and someone who understands history and the Constitution who will restore the carefully placed checks and balances to which our Founding Fathers were intelligent enough to put into place. Until that person arrives, we are stuck with the garbage who pollutes our Capitol with their corruption and lies.
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