I’m Not An Anarchist!

So for those of you who don’t spend your time following the little details of the political world, let me sum something up for you, politics is an annoying business. Practically no one makes a decision based on what is good for the country.

What brought on this rant? Well I recently read a story about the GOP opposing the Democrats’ financial reform bill. Basically the Dems are accusing the GOP to using talking points from a memo by a man named Frank Luntz. Luntz was Newt Gingrich’s main pollster and he still gets involved in many key debates. Basically Luntz attempts to come up with the best arguments against key bills. For the financial reform bill, Luntz recommends tying it to the bailouts because the American people are opposed to the bailouts. Now the Democrats are blowing away this argument because “Frank Luntz wrote it so it’s not valid.”

So here’s my problem with this story: I don’t see anything wrong here other than the parties themselves.  Why on earth is an argument not valid just because it comes from Luntz? An argument is an argument no matter who it comes from! If you want to say it’s not valid than give me a better reason than who wrote it! That’s like saying that the sky is not blue because Hitler said it was blue and Hitler is evil! Give me a GOOD reason, don’t just counter with an idea that a 3 year-old would come up with! (and my apologies to all the 3 year-olds out there for suggesting that you would come up with a refutation this stupid!)

As for the GOP, their reaction is even worse! Rather than sit down and logically and rationally defend their point, they go on to say that Luntz copied them! The GOP claims that they’ve been making a similar point since 2008 and therefore Frank Luntz doesn’t matter. While their attempt to show that they are capable of original talk is good, their defense displays yet another weakness. You know if an argument that you’ve been making for 2 years isn’t working, it’s probably time to MOVE ON! You’ve been making this argument for 2 years and no one’s convinced? Did it ever occur to you to try a new tactic? Maybe attack this bill for a different reason? Do you even remember why you’re opposed to it in the first place? I know there are people who can say the same thing over and over again but they don’t normally repeat themselves for 2 YEARS!

In the end it illustrates once again that most of the time, Congress doesn’t act for the good of the people, but for the good of themselves and their party.

Applause to…(My semi-regular weekly shoutouts)

So we now come to another edition of the weekly shoutout. If you want to nominate someone or something for a shout out, then just tell me in the comments.

So the first Random Blog Gold Dollar goes to…Kurt Warner! Kurt Warner announced his retirement Friday. The veteran QB led the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl win. He retires holding the record for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd most yards in a Super Bowl. He started as a grocery bagger, then went to Super Bowl QB, then becoming labelled a has-been whose only role was to teach new quarterbacks the game, before reviving his career once more.Still he deserves the shout-out for walking away from a lot of money and giving his family the priority in his life. Some sports writers speculate that he will be back because “nothing fills the void” like football. I would disagree because Kurt Warner is also a fine Christian and I believe that he has many more years ahead.

Our 2nd Gold Dollar goes to…AT&T! (I know I said I wouldn’t feature corporations but here me out on this one) As most of you know, texting HAITI to 90999 results in a $10 donation to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. Well one AT&T employee decided to use the live display phones in the store to text the donation to Haiti. Essentially he donated to Haiti using AT&T’s money. It’s unclear whether AT&T will release the funds but if they do they will have earned their award!

Third, a Gold Dollar to the GOP. Again not a popular choice for me. To quote the President, “It was about as popular as a root canal.” Still I appreciate their invitation to the president to meet with them and to talk about issues that they agree and disagree with. While I doubt that this will produce results (I’m a skeptic at heart.) the gesture earns them an award.

Finally, a Gold Dollar to my readers! You guys are the only 2nd time winners so give yourselves a hand! Seriously this week was one of the most viewed weeks in this blog’s short history so I thank everyone for that! Cause really (besides from the relief at airing out my opinion) you guys are why I write this so, keep coming back and commenting!