Lies and Treason
Nov. 3rd, 2003 12:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drydemOkay, I've just recently finished Al Franken's book Lies. While it makes a number of interesting points, on the whole, I didn't end up liking it. While it is important in my opinion to point out misleading or deceptive statements by ANYONE who is making public policy or reporting the news, I also think it is important to try and find some sort of way to move forward on the issues that face the United States right now.
Right now, Congress is getting almost nothing done other than stumping for or against the president. Both major parties are rife with hypocrisy, as they work hard to "win" elections, often through deception and attack. Parties flip sides of issues depending on what best serves them at the moment. That is just not what I want from my politics. I want leaders who will congratulate the country when it does well and criticize it when it does poorly, regardless of political party. I want people to celebrate America's victories as America's, not as Republican or Democratic victories. Alas.
Right now, Congress is getting almost nothing done other than stumping for or against the president. Both major parties are rife with hypocrisy, as they work hard to "win" elections, often through deception and attack. Parties flip sides of issues depending on what best serves them at the moment. That is just not what I want from my politics. I want leaders who will congratulate the country when it does well and criticize it when it does poorly, regardless of political party. I want people to celebrate America's victories as America's, not as Republican or Democratic victories. Alas.
