Our elected officials....

An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other. He says to the waiter "Want coffee."
The waiter says, "Sure, Chief. Coming right up."

He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee.
The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the buffalo with the shotgun, causing parts of the animal to splatter everywhere and then just walks out.

The next morning the Indian returns. He has his shotgun in one hand, pulling another male buffalo with the other. He walks up to the counter and says to the waiter "Want coffee." The waiter says "Whoa, Tonto! We're still cleaning up your mess from yesterday.
What was all that about, anyway?"

The Indian smiles and proudly says "Training for position in United States Congress. Come in, drink coffee, shoot the bull, leave mess for others to clean up, disappear for rest of day. “

A funny joke, sent to me by a good friend (who sends many such jokes). But, isn't it true? Our wonderful elected officials, always in a rush to pander to voters and garner more support for the next election, rush to "fix" things with legislation. Often these "fixes" cause more problems than they solve, and seemingly are rarely repealed or replaced.

Our founding fathers envisioned a slow, cumbersome legislature that was populated by reluctant servants... citizens... who served briefly and then returned to live within the very laws they placed upon their fellow citizens.

Over time, we have created a near-royalty class of elected officials. They go to Washington and rarely come "home" again. They stay in the halls of power for decades, and lavish staffs and all manner of perks upon themselves, all the while trying to obfuscate from their employers (us) just what it is they do, and how they spend our money.

And, where are they when it is time to clean up the mess they made?

I understand that to really get things done in Congress, seniority is key. But, maybe we don't need much to get done. Maybe, just maybe, term limits would not have a significant effect on those things we really need done, but would very much solve some of the graft, corruption and malfeasance we do need delivered from.

Just a thought. What are yours?

Concerned Patriot