Today's Gift - Hard Work

Okay, I am a republican…albeit not a very good one.  I am fiscally conservative and socially liberal.  I changed parties about 10 years ago to vote for a republican judge that I had spent time talking to and asking hard questions of when he was campaigning door to door and have never found the need to switch back.  But that certainly does not mean I am a “lock-step” with Mr. Boehner (and I don’t really care one way or another if he cries).  I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh when he was the voice of reason in the late ‘80’s early ‘90’s not the mean spirited, hatemonger he has become.  Enough of that.  I am a republican.

But here are two things that might make me go to the board of elections and switch.  Senator Jon Kyl (R) boomed in a speech to the senate that “ having to work so close to the Christmas Holiday is “disrespecting one of the two holiest holidays for Christmas”.  Later that same day, his fellow senator, Jim DeMint, said that having to work so close to the holiday is “sacrilegious”.  WHAT??????

And republicans wonder why so many Americans don’t believe that they understand the plight of the “everyman and woman” in our country.  Gosh I would love to say that working so close to Christmas is not necessary but I’m in retail and this is the time of year that you either make it or break it.  You don’t just go home because it close to the holiday. 

Actually I would like my congressmen and senators to work harder, not throw up their hands and go home.  Man-up and get it done!!!!  Okay, you don’t have to work on Christmas day.  Take Sunday and Monday off if you want.  Then get your butt back to work like the rest of the country.  At least the one’s who have jobs.  Remember.....that is still a problem we’d like you to work on.

Oh, and Mr. Kyl, what are the two holiest holidays for Christmas?  Christmas and…..??

I’m quite sure he is not referring to Hanukkah or Kwanza so….?  HMMM  Maybe he thinks that since he opens his gifts on Christmas eve that is a holy event.  Just don’t know.

We all know you want to spend less time in Washington so you can spend more time at home campaigning.  But don’t couch is in holy terms.  Be honest.  And get back to work.  We didn’t hire you to campaign.  We hired you to fix what is broken.  Get back to work.  NOW!