Have you ever noticed you are governed by a ruling class? This is an elite group. You might liken them to the aristocrats of olde England. The lords and ladies and sirs and muckamucks. These are folks who simply know it is their job to govern us. Does not matter what their qualifications are for […]
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Have you ever noticed you are governed by a ruling class? This is an elite group. You might liken them to the aristocrats of olde England. The lords and ladies and sirs and muckamucks. These are folks who simply know it is their job to govern us.
Does not matter what their qualifications are for ruling you. Or what their experiences have been. In their minds, they are on this earth to rule. You are here to be ruled.
Lately, some of them have popped up in the news. We have Anthony Weiner, for instance. He is the former Congressman from the New York City area who got caught tweeting lewd pictures of his crotch to young girls. Once caught, he resigned.
Ahh, but now he wants back. He has rolled out a big PR campaign. To smooth the path to maybe run to be mayor of the Big Apple. Does not matter that his tweets should tell us he is a dimwit with less than zero judgment. Doesn’t matter that his lack of judgment just might harm the city’s residents if he was mayor. Nah. He feels he is entitled to rule.
Elliott Spitzer is another of the anointed. He was drummed out of the New York governorship. For sneaking off to meet a hooker in a D.C. hotel. Judgement? Squat. But these days he keeps testing the waters. To check whether it is time for him to run for another office. Or to prove to a governor or president that they should appoint him to a big position. He clearly feels he is entitled to rule us, from one office or another.
And then we have JFK’s daughter. She feels she is entitled to be an ambassador to one of the big countries. Because she knows anything about diplomacy? Nope. Because she is a Kennedy. And Kennedys are entitled to rule us. It is in their DNA, you are supposed to realize.
Chelsea Clinton. Her own parents have suggested her for high office. As have other members of the elite. Experience? Skills? Intelligence? Who needs them when you are a Clinton?
Don’t forget ex-governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford. He stole state travel funds and disappeared. To sneak off to Argentina to sleep with a woman not his wife. (Elliott Spitzer, eat your heart out.) That forced Sanford to retire.
Well, he is back. He is clearing hurdles in his quest to be nominated for a seat in the U.S. House. Did he behave like a selfish idiot? Yup. Did he act utterly irresponsibly? Yup. Did he show voters he did not deserve to manage the kennels at the dog pound? Yup. And does he now feel he deserves to be a member of Congress? Yup.
If he gets there, he will feel so at home. He will be surrounded by other corrupt sleazebags. And he will be back among those who know it is their destiny to rule us.
If he is elected, he will be living proof that American voters have no memories Or have grown so cynical they don’t give a hoot who governs them and spends their tax money.
From Tom...as in Morgan.
Tom Morgan writes about political, financial, and other subjects from his home near Oneonta, in addition to his radio shows and TV show. For more information about him, visit his website at www.tomasinmorgan.com