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  • CitizenSeven

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    I disagree with the notion that congress isn't working well. First and foremost, one must define the job of congress. If only to pass laws, then no, they aren't working very well. If, however, one takes a broader perspective and realize that part of their job is to not pass or support bad laws, in other words not misuse the power they have, then they are doing a much better job these last few years than previously. Certainly, they could do better, but compared to other USFG endeavors (border security, the ACA website and implementation, administration of the NFA, etc), they are doing a splendid job. After all, the government that governs least governs best.

    I generally divide job performance into three categories: competent, useless, and worse than useless. In my estimation, congress is in the useless category, which puts them above almost every other USFG endeavor.
     

    Jeffrey

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    If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

    As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water.

    After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

    Now, put the cold water away.

    Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.

    The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.

    Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it with a new one.

    The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment...... with enthusiasm, because he is now part of the "team".

    Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked.

    Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

    Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.

    Why, you ask? Because in their minds...that is the way it has always been!

    This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and this is why, from time to time:

    ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.
     
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