Fox News - Democratic lawmakers and their liberal supporters are trying to ignite a storm of protest at town hall meetings being held by Republicans during the current congressional recess that they hope will give them momentum going into the 2012 presidential election season. Rep. Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania faced outbursts at his town hall meeting that led police to remove a constituent. Others, including Rep. Charlie Bass of New Hampshire, Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania, Robert Dold of Illinois, and Paul Gosar of Arizona, were grilled over the budget plan that would cut nearly $6 trillion from the deficit, in part by making the elderly pay more for their Medicare. Ryan himself was booed lustily last week at one of his town hall meetings when he expressed support for cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
Say what you want about politicians these days, but they legit have more balls than anyone in the room. The fact that they can be so openly loathed and still go about their daily business holding these town hall meetings for the same people who endlessly ridicule them is something to be commended.
I couldn't do it, that's for sure. I'm the one that'll lay on the horn, mean mug you, chuck the finger, and then when you pull up along side me at the awkward stop light I'll be staring straight ahead unflinchingly, not even thinking about looking to the side to see whatever pissed off motorist is staring daggers at me. Not politicians, they seem to thrive off being hated. They've been charged with a job and they're going to try and do it.
And that's the thing I don't think people get about politicians. Agree or disagree with them, but everyone does get that they're not out there intentionally fucking shit up, right? I mean these guys aren't going out and deviously plotting the down fall of Ameriac like they're on Montgomery Burns' panel of doom or anything. What the hell would the point of that be? If everything goes to shit here they'll have nothing left to take advantage of. They have as much to gain from a strong economy as you and I do, and probably more to lose.
So everyone relax just a little bit. If you disagree, vote them out, get involved at your next town meeting in an educated and adult way. But don't go all Sgt. Slaughter threatening to skull fuck your local State Representative like the psycho pictured above. There's nothing productive about that.
