These are the People that are Representing Us?

[HBMan]

These are the People representing us? Signing over a TRILLION DOLLARS in a bill written by staffers and not even spending the time to read it. Just so they could give their Annointed One a Valentine!

The arrogance surrounding the signing on Monday will be thick enough to cut with a knife!

[Frosty]

I agree 110% and at the same time saddened that WE Americans allowed our elected officials get this far out of wack. If I'm not mistaken our illustrious Speaker of the House queen Nancy Pelosi will not let the 1k page plus released for "WE THE PEOPLE" to read it   There's something in there they don't want us to know, we would probably riot if we knew. Why do "We" let them get away with it

[alfsauve]

This was even against the "House" rules which says there's a 48 hour "waiting period" to allow all Reps a chance to read any bills.  Of course, the "House" waived the rule for this bill.    Even then it would be an impossibility for one person to read the whole thing in that time frame.

[runstowin]

Those who represent us are merely a reflection of We The People, a better We The People, means better representatives.
Ultimately we get who we are, ultimately is here and now.

[Rastus]

Did you notice the new Whitehouse dress code that goes with this change?

http://www.thecostumer.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=404

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[twyacht]

Those who represent us are merely a reflection of We The People, a better We The People, means better representatives.
Ultimately we get who we are, ultimately is here and now.

I don't what happened this election, well I do, ... but the sheep are going to learn the hard way.

[Pathfinder]

I don't what happened this election, well I do, ... but the sheep are going to learn the hard way.

Sheep are stupid animals. Sheep don't learn too easily. Sheep have only 2 speeds - grazing and stampede.

Where does that leave the sheepdogs? Mostly wondering why bother?

[MikeBjerum]

Sheep are stupid animals. Sheep don't learn too easily. Sheep have only 2 speeds - grazing and stampede.

Where does that leave the sheepdogs? Mostly wondering why bother?

We keep sheep on our pasture for friends most of the summer, and over the last fifteen years I have learned a few things:

1.  Sheep are followers with limited leaders;

2.  Sheep can be gotten to follow any leader that says or does what they are looking for (rattle an empty bucket and they think they are getting fed ... look out they don't run you over, or pull up with the trailer and they think they are going to fresh pasture and stampede in for the trip);

3.  Sheep are afraid of running water unless you work hard to train them - They will drink from the same old stale puddle for weeks, but keep a hose trickling into a stock tank with good water and they would rather die of thirst than drink);

4.  Sheep will blindly follow the shepherd.  The way to become their shepherd is to pamper and care for them for a day or two, and after that you can abuse them endlessly and they will keep following and begging for more;

5.  Once sheep find a leader in their flock they will follow it until it is removed.  Even if you can change the leader's behavior the rest of the flock will continue to follow them.  And, the leader is typically the dumbest and most dangerous in the group.  The biggest problem we have is ewes that will jump a four foot fence and the rest follow ... I have been instructed to keep a rifle with me while sitting on the deck and drop the first one over the fence.  Sounds drastic, but if I do it in April we keep the ewes in all summer, and if I don't we fight them till winter barn time comes;

6.  I have touched on this but more directly, sheep are easily deceived.  A wild dog (or pack) or coyotes can slowly and calmly walk into the flock without trouble and then wildly feed.

This is just a short list, but I hope Shepherd ... er ... I mean President Obama enjoys deceiving his flock and leading us all astray 

[Frosty]

M58 described the "O"no crowd and his admin. to a T

[Thanos]

And, the leader is typically the dumbest and most dangerous in the group.  The biggest problem we have is ewes that will jump a four foot fence and the rest follow ... I have been instructed to keep a rifle with me while sitting on the deck and drop the first one over the fence.  Sounds drastic, but if I do it in April we keep the ewes in all summer, and if I don't we fight them till winter barn time comes;

Too bad we can't do that with all stupid animals.