An Ode to What Will Never Be

I awoke this morning in a shroud of sadness. One single tear fell to the ground and splattered, and symbolized the hopes and dreams of this country being free and equal. We are born and die who we are, the poor most often die poor, and the rich most often die rich. These are the labels of Americans these days, we are no longer an equal society, either we fight the rich, or we try to ignore the poor. I do not

always fly in my private jet, nor have my driver to escort me, I walk these trash filled streets, and ride the subways. Every single day I see people begging for survival, way too many people. Our leaders have forgotten these people. I am currently reading "Decision Points" by our former President. The most introspective opinion he had in his book was about how stalemate our Congress has become.

"In 2006, only about 45 of 435 House races were seriously contested. Since members in so called safe districts do not have to worry about challenges from the opposite party, their biggest vulnerability is getting outflanked in their own party. The result is that memeber of Congress from both parties tend to drift toward the extremes as insurance against primary challengers."

A real leader would think for all of the people, not try and please the parties that have been crushing our democracy more and more every year. A real leader would reform our political system, although as GB pointed out, this would mean that politicians would have to give up some of their power, which we know will never happen.

The hope that if you worked hard you could make a decent living and provide basic neccesities for your family is being diminished by the greed of those whose pockets run deep with money, and ties to power. Most of the politicians are no more intelligent than two year olds, yet they make decisions that decide the fate of millions of Americans. How has our country come to this? Maybe it is our education system, it has failed so many of us.

Yesterday history was made in Wisconsin, by a man who failed out of college, and who has failed to hear the country's cries of dissaproval in taking away rights from workers. Being a small dog, this affects me, I am a minority, and my vote is delegated to My Master, who turns a sharper ear than mine to my political musings.

I am no longer Democrat or Republican. My philosophy contains the notion of education, healthcare, and freedom of choice. This country has nothing to offer me, and never will.