Poor Man Survival
Self Reliance tools for
independent minded people…
ISSN
2161-5543
A Digest of Urban
Survival Resources
State
of the Union Speech is About the Nation-Not Congress
One year after various Democratic politicians boycotted the presidential
inauguration, there is a growing list of members now pledging to boycott President
Trump’s State of the Union address. As with the boycott of the
inauguration, this protest misses the point of the State of the Union and, more
importantly, the role played by members of Congress. To put it simply, it is
not about him or them. It is about us.
Besides the inauguration, the State of the Union is the only occasion in
which members of all three branches gather together in a formal joint event. It
is a demonstration of civility and comity between the branches. It has become a
symbol of a unified government where a president speaks to the body of
representatives for the American people.
Fewer
people are watching the addresses, which have declined from a 44.3 rating
during the Clinton presidency to 19 or 20 for recent addresses. (Notably, Trump
was responsible for a sharp increase to 28.7 in his Feb. 28 address.)
Rep.”Mad” Maxine Waters (D-Calif.),
a vile anti-Trumper, had declared that she will boycott the address and asked,
“Why would I take my time to go and sit and listen to a liar?” She promised to deliver a rebuttal on BET
network. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
says that she will not attend because “President Trump’s address will be full
of innuendo, empty promises, and lies.” It is tempting to dismiss this content
with the observation that, if we removed “innuendo, empty promises, and lies”
from the congressional record, we would be left on some days with little more
than a transcript the length of a haiku poem.
Yet, these statements reveal a troubling and fundamental miscomprehension
of the role of members. First and foremost, it is not about these members as
individuals. They represent hundreds of thousands of citizens, including some
who support and others who oppose the president. As representatives, they are
expected to attend these events to represent those citizens. They do not have
to rejoice, but they have to represent.
Second,
the view of a given president is not the material question for a member.
Members have gathered out of respect for the office, not the officeholder. They
gathered to hear Richard Nixon despite his criminal allegations. Indeed, Waters
appeared to listen to Clinton, who not only lied under oath, but was impeached
for doing so.
Third, if members begin
to engage in protests or boycotts of the State of the Union, we will lose the
little decorum that we have retained in these increasingly poisonous, petty
political times. If attendance is treated as an endorsement of presidential
policies, more and more seats will be left vacant as partisan voters demand
boycotts. In which case, few would show
up to any Democratic politician speaker.
Indeed, Democrat Kennedy III
delivered a rebuttal which was full of hot air and hypocracy which talked about
restoring the wages of the American working class –something Pres. Trump has
already started doing while Democrats under Obama did just the opposite with
their massive anti-business regulation which is typical of limousine liberals.
What is most concerning
is the view of boycotting members that there is no longer any value in
listening to the president. Waters added, “I don’t appreciate him and I
wouldn’t waste my time sitting in that house listening to what he has to say.
He does not deserve my attention.” Rep. John Lewis(D-Ga.) has
said, “I cannot, in all good conscious, be in a room with what he has said
about so many Americans. I just cannot do it.”
When we are deeply
divided, the value of coming together for these events is more, not less,
important. With our politicians unable to pass a budget to fund our government
beyond the first week of February, this is the worse time for members to stomp
off in a kindergarten fit. Democrats
need re-read their history books especially those about Washington, Jefferson
and Franklin and the art of compromise and start thinking about what is good
for the whole of the country, not just special interests.
Yours for surviving the Deep State,
Bruce, the Poor Man
Free materials… We
strive to bring you useful resources!
14 of the best reports I’ve assembled on protecting your freedom…Here is the download link. http://1drv.ms/1d9kfiU
These are some of the least expensive businesses you can
start
(AOL): "Starting a business can be intimidating. Developing the right idea, dealing with the financials and getting the business up and running successfully add up to more than a standard full-time gig. Simply knowing how to start a business is just the beginning. Fortunately there are plenty of small businesses you can start that won't break the bank. The key is to find a business you can start with your current skills and scale without a lot of initial investment."
(AOL): "Starting a business can be intimidating. Developing the right idea, dealing with the financials and getting the business up and running successfully add up to more than a standard full-time gig. Simply knowing how to start a business is just the beginning. Fortunately there are plenty of small businesses you can start that won't break the bank. The key is to find a business you can start with your current skills and scale without a lot of initial investment."
6 Businesses You Can Start for Under $1,000
Starting a business doesn’t have to cost a fortune or require lots of debt. In
fact, here are six businesses you can start for under $1,000.
Sticking
With a Frugal Lifestyle
These tips can help you live frugally month after month.
These tips can help you live frugally month after month.
This year, take
your finances to the next level with this month-by-month plan to revitalize
your finances. Follow this plan, and you’ll improve your finances and be in a
better place by next year.
Related posts:
- Things
You Can Do To Be More Self-Sufficient
- Small
Scale Self-Sufficiency
- Top
10 Tips For Urban Homesteading
A Final Note…
Contributors and subscribers enable the Poor Man Survivor to post 150+ free essays annually. It is for this reason they are Heroes and Heroines of New Media. Without your financial support, the free content would disappear for the simple reason that I cannot keep body and soul together on my meager book sales & ecommerce alone.
Improve your brain
Battling
brain fog? Chlorophyll doesn’t just make plants
green, it also switches on enzymes that help your liver quickly break down and
excrete fatigue-triggering toxins, according to recent British research. No wonder tiredness and brain fog are often
the first signs that your liver needs a chlorophyll boost. Get it by eating at least four daily cups of
green vegetables such as peas, broccoli, spinach and/or kale. UCLA researchers say fuzzy thinking and
fatigue can be reversed in as little as 10 days.
>>Find more ways to improve your brain here
[we’ve now included an instant download link at a cheaper price too]:
You Have a 16-Cylinder Brain-Learn How
to Use it & Re-Awaken the Genius Inside You!
I know everyone is short on time in this hectic world so I’ve kept this
PDF short and to the point with links to expert how-to articles and guides
including:
·
How to Increase Your Intelligence
·
6 Step Brain Exercise Steve Jobs Used to
Boost Creativity
·
6 Simple Habits to Boost Your Intelligence
·
The Best Vitamins to Increase Brain Function
·
How a Harvard Brain Specialist Keeps Her
Brain Healthy
·
A Review of the Top 10 Brain [Limitless]
Pills
·
How to Protect Your Cognitive Function
Support
our efforts by shopping my storefront…
A Smoking Frog Feature, Shallow Planet Production
1 comment:
The Democrats were hoping to use Trump’s speech to launch a new wave of attacks against him, but that massively backfired. The State of the Union address may have been Trump’s best performance to date, and even a CBS News poll found that his speech got an astounding 75 percent approval rating.
No matter how Democrats try to spin things, the truth is that there is a lot of good economic news right now. Pinheaded Dems under Obama instead saw more people get on welfare & college grads move back in with their parents.
#1 “Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone.”
#2 “After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.”
#3 “Unemployment claims have hit a 45-year low.”
#4 “African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded”
Post a Comment