But Congress is nothing if not arrogant. If there was a fire in my house, I would not call Congress to put it out.

Note to Trevor: I am also saddened by the corruption and bureaucracy on the local and national level but I have to still hope that someday, these windbags up on Capital Hill are going to push enough of us around, take enough of us for granted on the wrong issue, make just one-too-many dumb moves, and then the backlash will begin. Blogs like this are a serious start! Thanks,
–B

I see great upheaval ahead. Our nation is soft, complacent and dependent on highly complex systems few of us understand. It’s a recipe for disaster.

The military has been underfunded since the early 90’s. In the wake of the first Bush years where the “peace dividend” that was carried on by President Clinton.

Then military actions, nation building, humanitarian missions and now a full out drag out war with a three and half year peacekeeping mission with live fire going on. Meanwhile Congress has been approving limiting budgets and the Generals have been waving their arms saying “yes sir”.

Both sides are at fault for this. Both sides need to start thinking about the country and whats right instead of pointing fingers at each other and screaming. The latest news I heard is a estimated $20 Billion dollars in pork spending is included in the new emergency spending bill.. thats 20 Billion that the military will never see that goes to home states. If it passes.. I hope that 4 Billion makes it to those poor California farmers.. but what about the rest of the 16 billion?

I am afraid to see what happens in the next four to eight years..