A slap in the face...of America

I know that this, like everything else, will spin into a partisan battle over right and wrong. It’s already happening. But a few quotes from our beloved political leaders need to be repeated on this post.

Nancy Pelosi: "a mistake, an unfortunate lack of recognition of a member of Congress…I would not make a big deal of this."

Really! A lack of recognition on the officer’s part? Is she implying that McKinney was justified in slapping him? Is she implying that the officer was more to blame? And when would anyone not make a big deal of a Congress member slapping a police officer? I wonder if Bill Frist had done this would Ms. Pelosi still say it wasn’t a big deal? I think everyone knows the answer to that.
But let’s not pick on just Pelosi. Here’s what Denny Hastert had to say:

"How many officers would have to be punched before it becomes a big deal?"

Punched? Are you sure she didn’t pull out a billy club and beat the guy with it? This is a gross exaggeration and it’s beneath a Congressional leader to say such a thing, just as it’s beneath one to slap a police officer. Again, if Bill Frist had done this, but HAD actually punched the guy, then I’m sure Mr. Hastert would be referring to it as a love-tap.

So this will turn into what has become a common thing in today’s Washington, partisan bickering that makes a complicated matter out of something that is NOT complicated. A person slapped a police officer. That is against the law and she should be punished for it regardless of who she is, what she does, or why she did it. But I seriously doubt there will be any punishment BECAUSE of who she is and what she does, which, oddly enough, is what many people in her party despise about our country. I also wouldn’t be surprised if this became a race issue…after all, why else would a Congresswoman be asked to pass through a metal detector for any reason other than the fact that she were black?

What I despise is the behavior of our politicians, and this will do nothing to change that opinion. There is an election in November, and I wouldn’t be upset if EVERY incumbent was booted from office. These people are adults behaving like four-year-olds, and many four-year-olds would likely take offense to that comparison. What’s worse is that they’re behaving this way while controlling the fate of our country and lives over such issues as taxation, immigration and national security. One day, God willing, the people of America will regain control of our beloved Republic and oust the politicians that are milking her dry. That day can’t come soon enough for me.