Financial Crisis

Congress ran around screaming that the world was going to end if they didn't do something last week. In true Congressional fashion, they didn't do dick.

The world didn't end.

Now, they're screaming the world will end if they don't do something now. Will it?

The stock market dropped almost 800 points today. And that means... ?

My credit cards still work. My bank is still open (well, it was but it closed at 5).

Congress spent the latter part of the day arguing like children. That seems to be what they do best, no matter what.

I, for one, absolutely do not trust any of them singularly or all of them collectively to do anything worthwhile as far as assisting the country through ANY crisis whatsoever. All I hear is - "the democrats this and the republicans that" - waah, waah, fuckin' waah. I'd like to hear someone tell them to shut the fuck up and get back to work if things are that bad. Quit the interviews, quit the whining and complaining, quit being a bunch of bitches and get to fuckin' work.

And on a personal level, I'm not really sure there IS a financial crisis for someone like myself who lives within my means. There sure hasn't been any change whatsoever in my life from last week 'til this one - other than a Chicken Little who's yelling about the sky falling with a louder voice.

I'm glad the package was rejected. It can only mean one thing - someone, somewhere is paying attention to the fact that acting rashly just because panic hits doesn't mean that action will be worthwhile.

I work hard and pay my taxes. I do my part. I don't think I should be forced to pony up monumental sums of money to bail out some folks with insane wealth, just because they fucked up. I want to know more and understand how all the colorful pieces came together to create a broken picture. And I EXPECT Congress to do the same before tossing piled-high football fields worth of hundred dollar bills at it.