Displace anger; sometimes you have to look closer

There have been some people here in South Carolina that had said that Governor Mark Sanford is a racist because he refused to take the Stimulus money. Well, as usual, I see things different. I don’t think the Governor decision not to use the Stimulus money was a racist decision. In order for it to be a racist you have to single out a certain minority group. But since there are just as many whites as well as minorities out of work, you can’t say that the Governor’s decision was a racist decision. Although, I do not believe it was a racist decision, I do believe it was a reckless one.

Right now, residence all over the State as well as the Country are angry that AIG are giving out all these huge bonuses and these angry residence want someone to either lose their jobs or go to jail. Well, they have that right to feel that way. But! Let us keep our anger closer to home. We have three Republicans running this State right now, Governor Mark Sanford, Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Jim DeMint.

Now, say that South Carolina is AIG and Sanford, Graham and DeMint are the Executives. These three Executives have run their company (South Carolina) into the ground. All of them are millionaires, and all of them are collecting a paycheck. Also, all of them have their own agendas and their company (South Carolina) is not on the agenda.

For example, did you know that Senator Graham is positioning himself as a leader in the U.S. Senate behind his buddy Senator John McCain? Have you notice, when Senator McCain was running for President and when you saw Senator McCain in interviews; who was standing right behind him every single time? You guess right, Senator Graham. During all that time Senator Graham was up for re-election. Do you remember voting for him or against him? Most people did not know he was re-elected.

Then you have Senator DeMint, quiet as it is kept, is positioning himself to run in the 2012 Presidential race; but he had one problem. He was not well known nationally. So how can a U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who is not well known nationally, get noticed? Vote against the Stimulus Package and go on all the National Sunday Talk shows and tell the world why you voted against it. Instant fame….

Now, Governor Sanford is in his last year as Governor, because of term limits. You got to love term limits. He also, quiet as it is kept, is positioning himself for the 2012 Presidential race. But he had the same problem as Senator DeMint. He was not well known nationally.

So, what does a Governor from South Carolina do to get known? Vote against the Stimulus Package, and then write a letter to the President asking him can he use part of the money to pay down the education debt. Not once, but twice asking the President the same question in a letter even after the President had denied his first request letter to use that money to pay down education debt. Instant fame….

These three AIG Executives (Graham, DeMint and Sanford) have their own agendas while their company (South Carolina) which they were elected and are being paid to take care of had failed us. But I don’t see the angry residents of this State directing their anger and picketing outside these three individuals’ homes demanding for their jobs or demanding they go to jail or wonder why they are not being questioned about their performances.

But in turn, you worry about people in New York getting huge bonus when you need to take a closer look at the people close to home who were elected to take care you. Most of you never thought about Wall Street or cared what they do, because you did not have a clue of the nature of Wall Street. So the anger within you should be shared by your lack of interest for not looking at the big picture, so you should get thirty percent of the blame. But the other seventy percent of blame had misled you.

This is just another Republican distraction from the real issue. The distraction is; make a big issue about AIG and Wall Street while the Governor and Senators are making a name for themselves right in your face and under your nose, capitalism at its best. So I ask you South Carolina, why should you worry about these Republicans here if they are not worried about you? You have the power to vote them into office, so why don’t you use your power to vote them out?


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