This really isn’t new, and Charlie Reese may not be THE conservative voice in some things, but I can’t find a single flaw with this position. I really don’t care if Mr. Reese actually said this.<\/p>\n
I give you a reality check from one convenient source.<\/p>\n
Charlie Reese:<\/a><\/p>\n Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the \t\t\t\tRepublicans are against deficits, we have deficits? Have you \t\t\t\tever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation \t\t\t\tand high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes?<\/span><\/p>\n You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does. \t\t\t\tYou and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on \t\t\t\tappropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I \t\t\t\tdon’t write the tax code. Congress does. You and I don’t set \t\t\t\tfiscal policy. Congress does. You and I don’t control monetary \t\t\t\tpolicy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.<\/p>\n One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president and nine \t\t\t\tSupreme Court justices – 545 human beings out of the 235 million \t\t\t\t– are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible \t\t\t\tfor the domestic problems that plague this country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I really can’t add much. Except – I wish I’d said that.<\/span><\/p>\n [Edit to Add] NSOM reminded me of a probative quote:<\/span><\/p>\n Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. And the logical next question.\u00a0 Now What?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nH. L. Mencken<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n