Saturday, April 04, 2009

Pitchforks?

The Politico story has been making the rounds. The one about the President telling the bankers...
But President Barack Obama wasn’t in a mood to hear them out. He stopped the conversation and offered a blunt reminder of the public’s reaction to such explanations. “Be careful how you make those statements, gentlemen. The public isn’t buying that.”

“My administration,” the president added, “is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.”
It doesn't sound like a very amicable meeting.

The Bankers don't have to worry about the pitchforks as much as the Government does. Time and time and time again, when something fails, we hear that the Government has tried to regulate it, or tried to get involved. I'm becoming convinced that Government, Congress in particular is a bigger problem than it's worth.

The government should worry about the pitchforks. Government should always worry about pitchforks.

I'd support a Constitutional Amendment that limited Congress to meeting for one month a year. In fact, forbidding any elected Representative or Senator from even being in Washington DC except for that one month a year session. Make it a part-time job and set the pay at 10,000 for that month.

We have to have a Congress, but we should be able to limit the damage they do.

2 comments:

J said...

The pitchfork comment tells me that Obama knows just how POed people really are.

Anonymous said...

Yes, but he doesn't appear to know they are POed at the Grabermint. The protests across the country aren't aimed at the bankers - look at the signs the protesters are carrying.

Most of those pitchforks are being handed out by ACORN and related groups, while "The People" are protesting Grabermint.

CU74