Shocked? Really?

Hello My Dear Friends! Virginia Congressman, and sitting House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor was defeated in his republican primary race to seek re-election. It's the first time in history that a sitting majority leader has lost in a primary. Cantor lost to a relatively unknown economics professor named David Brat. The republican faithful said they were "shocked" by the defeat. LOL! Shocked? Really? So you thought, going in, that people were so happy with the job you were doing that there was no way an incumbent would be voted out? Surprise! Here's a news flash for you. People are sick and tired of the same old gridlocked, do-nothing, ultra-political politics that are crushing the hard working people of America. Now, be gone with you! One can only hope that democratic voters are as fed up as their republican counterparts. They all need to go. If only our federal representatives could keep their eye on the ball, and focus on what is most important for the people, as our illustrious state representatives are doing. This week, for instance, our state leaders are debating the pros and cons of designating the wood frog as the official State Amphibian! It's about damn time, right? How have we managed to survive this long without an official state amphibian? It makes one proud to be a New Yorker. While other state governments are wasting time on trivial matters like education, job creation and spending cuts, our leaders have the foresight to tackle the crucial amphibian debate! Thank you Senator John DeFrancisco! I guess you're not the useless windbag I thought you were. Now, lawmakers will tell you that this piece of legislation, proposed by a 4th grade class, is moving through government as a civics lesson, to show children how government works. I suggest that, if you want to teach children how government really works, you should try the following:
Bring the 4th grade class in to the cafeteria and tell them all to take out their lunch money. Divide them into 3 groups; those with more than a dollar, those with less than a dollar; those with no lunch money. Now, take 75 cents from the kids with more than a dollar, half of what the kids with less than a dollar have and give it all to the kids with no money. Welcome to Government 101. Want the advanced lesson? Now tell the group that lunch costs a dollar. When the kids, who can still afford it, get their lunch, take half of that away and give it to the other kids. Now you know how government works.
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