“Government is run by the people – who show up.”

Not too long ago my dad dropped this little nugget of wisdom on me and I’ve been thinking about it every since. It just seems like a “no-brainer”. I mean, duh, that’s what voting is all about, right? We show up, elect our officials, and move on with our lives (occasionally tuning in to cable news to watch the chaos we’ve created).

I understand now, that this is not at all what he was talking about. If he had added, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” it might have made more sense to me. Let me clarify…

How many times have you wondered, “My God! Is there anything these fools won’t protest or demonstrate about?” or “Seriously, do these people have jobs or lives?” The answers to the first question clearly seems to be – no. The answer to the second question is a little more disturbing. 

You see, these people (Liberals) seem to instinctively know some things that have escaped the average American.

·        If something is repeated often enough, it becomes the “truth”.

·        10 voices are louder than 1, and 1000 voices screaming while they should be at work are loud enough to make headlines.

·        The squeaky wheel does, in fact, get the grease.

·        The court system works much faster than the political system.  

·        Lawyers serve a purpose outside of joke fodder.

There are more that could be added to the list, but you get my point. 20 years ago while Americans shook their heads at what they were reading about or seeing on television, Liberals were “showing up” and they were actually accomplishing a lot.

You can track just about every “liberal” law in place today back to some goofy protest or demonstration you saw 10 or 20 years ago. Some that come to mind for me are:

·        Global Warming (and the 2 million “environmental” causes that go with it)

·        Pro Choice

·        Gun Control

·        Healthcare

·        (add your own)

Today the Liberals have figured out that if you want to accomplish something in short order, you just have to file a lawsuit.  The threat of the expense of a suit tends to make Americans not want to fight.  Whether or not the fight is right or wrong makes little difference if in the end you’re up to your ears in debt from legal fees.

Liberals “show up” and while their antics tend to annoy and even cause bouts of nausea, they are getting things done.

As painful as it may be, there is a lesson for Americans to learn here…

Government is run by the people – who show up.