Quote:This is the truth. I just moved to Oklahoma City for a job and in 5 short months I've noticed that this state government is nuts!

The state is facing a $1.3 billion deficit and what does the legislature do? Passes a bill to outlaw abortion and petition Congress to impeach President Obama! Great use of our time and tax dollars!

Meanwhile, the infrastructure is crumbling, an overpass of a busy intersection literally crumbled to the ground yesterday, good times. Funding for schools is being cut while the energy companies that ruin the environment are being subsidized. Supposedly they are job creators but hundreds of energy employees are being laid off every week.

So yea, we can't act like state government isn't a mess too. It seems like human nature leads to anybody getting even a little bit of power abusing the crap out of it.

 

I think a lot of the blame for this lies on the American people.  Americans complain that Congress is awful and give it historically low approval ratings, but they feel their own Congressman or Congresswoman is great.  It is always someone else's fault (and this is true with both political parties, so lets not make this into a list of the other party's faults.)  Politicians respond to the people.  In OK the politicians probably thought about it and said, "we can get more approval points by passing this impeachment petition than actually creating jobs."  Of course, that impeachment petition is easier to do, requires no compromise and can be added to their list of reasons they are a true conservative.  Again, this is a problem with both political parties. Liberals are also finding it easier to do the same thing, just with a different focus.

 

I remember Obama being blasted by liberals for not standing up to coal companies enough. John McCain has been accused of being a RINO because he works across the aisle.  The Tea Party movement of a few years ago swept tons of politicians out of office for compromising.  Lieberman was blasted by Dems for this, Mitch McConnell by the Rep.  Heck, John Boenher, who is far from liberal, would get blasted constantly for even suggesting compromise. Heaven forbid if a Democrat thinks that an oil company should be get any support.  Americans have sent the message that we want our leaders to refuse to compromise.  This has happened before in US History.  Periods of ineffectual legislative sessions.  Hopefully people can come together without needing some tragedy or war to occur first.

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