Bush, Pelosi, Reid and most the Federal Representatives are willing to pay the people so they can walk away while saying they’ve done something to help...

Tonight my wife and I took a break from the politics dominating the nation to watch 3:10 From Yuma, the western starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. At one point there was an exchange between the Pinkerton man, Butterfield, that had hired Bale's character, Dan Evans, to help take Crowe's character, Ben Wade, to meet the train to Yuma. Near the end it wasn't looking good for the law and he offered to pay Bale the $200.00 in wages so he could take his son and go home.

Wade told Butterfield it reminded him of the time the government paid him for the loss of his leg after the Civil War. He'd realized then it was not so he could walk away but it was so the government could walk away and feel like they had done something for him. He told Butterfield the offer wasn't so he could take his son and leave; it was so Butterfield could feel justified in leaving. I was immediately reminded of the stimulus package the Congress and President Bush just passed.

Now, I must give credit here to 50 who cast Nay votes. In all 6 Democratic Representatives and 44 Republican Representatives and Senators cast a Nay vote against paying us off with what amounts to nothing more than a band-aid on an infected wound. 461 voted in favor of covering the economic wounds of our nation while the wound is badly infected. (Clinton and Obama were two of three Senators who did not bother to vote Aye or Nay but instead cast no vote at all!)

This vote may be a gauge for those supporting the message of Ron Paul to at least look into the 50 members of Congress who said no. At least, for whatever reasons, they understood the stimulus package is a bad idea for the long-term health of the economy while offering very little short-term relief for most citizens. The cost of the stimulus package is estimated at $168 billion. This amount will be added to the deficit over the next two years! It's like using a high interest credit card to pay a minimum payment on another high interest credit card. It keeps the bill collector from calling today but does nothing to actually help pay off any debt and actually increases the overall amount owed.

There are a few, like Ron Paul, that want real legislation passed that can actually have both an immediate and long-term positive effect on the economy. First and foremost Dr. Paul pushes hard for reducing spending by the Federal government. People seem to forget whenever they ask the government to do more the money is created and added to the deficit, the balance on the credit card just gets higher! But can Congress and the President actually reduce spending in a timely manner? Look how fast they arranged to pay us off and you have your answer.

Oh, and the two most prominent Senators casting no vote at all want to also be the champions of change. Change in the way YOU live and change in the way OUR future generations live. They hear those demanding their government do more. They are quite willing to take out the people's credit card and charge the gifts of change. They are more than willing to pay us off so they can walk away and boast about how they listened and helped all the little people who needed their government to care for them! Their train won't be going to Yuma; instead it goes to the poor house, ALL ABOARD!