Rep. Trey Gowdy
One day after the President and Harry Reid won their battle against House Republicans and successfully kicked the budget can down the road once again, we’re still left with the lowest labor participation rate in 40 years, the most lopsided part-time to full-time job creation ratio in a generation, around 90 trillion dollars in debt / “unfunded liabilities”, and a new healthcare law in which not even 1 percent of those visiting the “exchanges” are actually enrolling. So I guess my question for you folks with the Obama blinders on is, if you-all won, then who lost? Well I’ll tell you, “We the People” lost, and that means you too…
Honestly, I took no pleasure in watching the Washington elite battle over who would “win or lose” the most politically. I do understood what was actually at stake however, and it ended pretty much as I had predicted. The Republicans are left fractured and licking their wounds, while Democrats stumble back to their camp not unscathed to be sure, and the President will record his lowest favorability rating to date. With all that said, there is still some take-away if you will, for those of us who value our children’s nation.
Many will see the following as “that Patriot64 guy dumping on Obama again“, and that may very well be how it sounds. But after listening to the raw Washington ensemble for the past two weeks, I did manage to hear what I believe was a courageous voice in the background. SC Congressman Trey Gowdy’s questioning of National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis was something to be politically savored. His command of the facts and relentless pursuit of the truth gave me hope there were still honorable men on Capitol Hill. Moreover, and as I recalled of the utter “snarkyness” of our president today, as well as his lack of honor and leadership during what many are calling “this unnecessary episode”, I wondered what it might have been like had Gowdy been in the White House. How would this former federal persecutor of such obvious character, conviction and Constitutional sense of duty have handled the situation… Maybe there is hope for this great republic after all…
