A Boston Tea Party …(You Get What You Pay For)

Rest easy my fellow citizens. All will be fine in the country now that Tom DeLay has won his Republican primary in Texas (insert sarcasm). In case you hadn’t heard, DeLay won his Republican primary with sixty percent of the votes in his Texas district. Should we be surprised? Probably not. Should we be disappointed? It depends. Should we be disillusioned? Yes!

It should not shock anyone that an incumbent dominated a primary. The system is designed to give any incumbent a tremendous advantage. Ninety-eight percent of all incumbents win in re-election bids. The large amount of money they have in their campaign war chests and the addiction their constituents have to the pork these incumbents bring home based on the seniority train are just two reasons why congressional members rarely lose.

Democrats remain hopeful DeLay’s legal and ethical problems will derail him in the November election. Some were probably disappointed he didn’t lose in the primary or at a minimum struggle. There had been rumors DeLay had much to be nervous about and spent plenty of time on the campaign trail. A faithful constituency combined with calculated gerrymandering should result in broken hearts for those Democrats salivating on a DeLay defeat in November.

Count this writer as one of the disillusioned over the results of this primary. As a conservative I would have loved to have see DeLay lose. I am no fan of his. I have said before that I expect PERFECTION from my side. While Delay may not be guilty of any crime, his judgment certainly must be questioned. I am also not a “worshiper” of any politician. I may be wrong but I don’t see any “greatness” in the current lot of public servants. It is for these reasons why I don’t understand the psyche of the current voter. Congressional members have a favorable rating that rivals those of lawyers yet we won’t elect someone new. Why do people think this job is so difficult that others shouldn’t be allowed to do it? There is a saying “you get what you pay for”, well, as long as we continue to re-elect these REJECTS of both parties this country will lack leadership. The next Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, or Reagan is out there somewhere but will never be given a chance. The incumbent and the constituent seem perfectly happy with that.