Most of us don't have to wait long to become skeptical of our elected officials' integrity. The hypocrisy begins at the victory party. Last night, I listened to Randy Neugebauer - a self-proclaimed follower of Christ who may well be perfectly pleasant outside the political arena - heap effusive encomia on Charles Stenholm, the very man he spent the last several months disemboweling in print and on air. Listening to that tripe, I nearly effused something else.
Neugebauer (pronounced neugebauer), in just his second year in elected office, has learned quickly. This is how the game is played. Tell voters what a bad guy you're opponent is during the campaign, then praise his patriotism after they've believed you and thrown him out on his ear.
I say either lay off the personal attacks during the campaign or get up on election night and say, "I've just received a call from my opponent congratulating me on winning the election. I'm surprised the idiot knew how to use a telephone! The people of this district/state/country can rest comfortably knowing that monster is out of office."
That would at least allow us to trust the winner for a couple of months before he goes to Washington and sells us down the Potomac.
1 comment:
Two things. Laughing at the "pronounced Neugebauer" -- you're hilarious.
The other thing is a grammatical error -- I've been watching and waiting in the hopes that one might occur. Well, you wrote, "Tell voters what a bad guy you're opponent is" when it should be "Tell voters what a bad guy your opponent is".
Yes? Or was that intentional, to poke fun of one side or the other?
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