http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2008/04/16/my-day-on-the-hill-or-dissecting-in-the-land-of-our-representatives/ Danny Schechter's daily media dissections Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:14:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2008/04/16/my-day-on-the-hill-or-dissecting-in-the-land-of-our-representatives/#comment-29752 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:59:57 +0000 http://www.newsdissector.com/blog/2008/04/16/my-day-on-the-hill-or-dissecting-in-the-land-of-our-representatives/#comment-29752 I wonder how much more squeezing the struggling, middleclass American can take before they snap? The result is inevitable because the powers that be are blind to their plight. And when the pot finally boils over, all those elected people in DC will finally wake-up and intone "why?" The majority of our elected officials have a stance of turning a blind eye to the realities of the average person. How can boatloads sit, rotting on a dock in Florida while people starve? How can the elected Congress continue to wink, smile and be swayed by lobbyists while the American people flounder? I wonder how much more squeezing the struggling, middleclass American can take before they snap? The result is inevitable because the powers that be are blind to their plight. And when the pot finally boils over, all those elected people in DC will finally wake-up and intone “why?” The majority of our elected officials have a stance of turning a blind eye to the realities of the average person. How can boatloads sit, rotting on a dock in Florida while people starve? How can the elected Congress continue to wink, smile and be swayed by lobbyists while the American people flounder?

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