What Should I Do?

I wish to be patriotic but I'm not really sure how to go about it. What should I do first? Oh, maybe I could get a better paying job so I could give my government more money. Maybe you could just get a job for the same reason. Times are tough though, and jobs are hard to find. I believe we should support our country and give until it hurts. Let's see if the following is anywhere close to a clear possibility or just plain foolishness.
What if (IF being the biggest possibility) the Donkeys and Elephants decided to do the best thing for America? What IF they started with themselves and cleaned their own stables before they tried to tell us how to be patriotic? Wouldn't the air smell a lot better in Washington? What IF they were to roll back (Walmart Style) their pay raise? Wouldn't that endear all of us to them? What IF they decided to spend less of our money on projects going nowhere? Wouldn't they gain more of your respect?
Here is a biggee: What IF they changed the tax code to make it easier for our leaders to comply?
There is just one problem with this foolishness, the animals are in charge and we are powerless until we finally smell enough of it and put the unfit ones out to pasture.

Is it just me?

Is it just me or do the current Washington power folks seem a little arrogant? Maybe less than gracious winners? I've never seen such a rush to run over the opposition as well as the American people. Ms. Nancy recently said, in answer to some question, 'well, we won'. I mean pride in accomplishment is good, but what has been accomplished? Certainly not a stellar ethical reform. And I see more of the pig mentality. Spend, Spend, Spend!
Obama has tried to converse with the losers and include them in decision making, but I fear the effort was mostly to bring them into his way of thinking, rather than let them be real participants.
Is it just me or does our new President seem less inclined to preach hope as he did when he was running for the office? And I guess when he said he would change the way Washington was run, he did not realize he would not really be in charge. Perhaps he is seeing what President Bush ran into 8 years ago.
Is it just me or is it a clear possibility that the minority in Congress has the moral high ground? So far President Obama's Republican appointees have not had any tax scandals or any other indiscretion. Of course it may just be a matter of time. If it happens, there will be bold headlines, you may be assured of that.
And finally, is it just me or, are the losers of this election looking more gracious in losing than the losers of 8 years ago?

A Wonderful Time to be a Donkey

Yes, it is a great time to be a donkey! A new leader occupies the white house and there are clear possibilities with the business as usual herd. The elephants have been shrunk down to size and humbled. Recently they have shown more courage by saying no to the spendthrift donkeys. Perhaps with the onset of humility comes courage. Or, maybe, when you get a good beating from the real people you answer to, you begin to serve, instead of self-serve.

As for the triumphant donkeys, let us hope they learn humility soon. Let us hope they clean up their own stables. The smell from the Geitner and Rangel donkeys is heavy in the air. Those perverter's of the peoples trust, (oh, sorry mistaker's of the tax code). Or maybe they just really do not understand the code themselves, which would make them dumb jack..... Now since I am a grandmother and a lady and this is a family friendly blog I will censure myself; which is what the Donkey Leader should do to this unfit twosome.