Do you remember when?

At the last election, we were promised the world. And what did we get by handing over the house and senate to the Dems? Well, we certainly didn't get what they promised us.

Nancy Pelosi said the Dems have a "common-sense plan to lower our gas prices". Since she took her position, gas prices have gone up by 75%!!! I bet none of our paychecks or investments have gone up even 10% since she became Speaker of the House....maybe her own, but I digress.

The world demand for oil is increasing as China, India, and other's continue to develop. If we, stubbornly, rely only on traditional channels for oil, we are destined to pay more and more for gas. Why has the house and senate continued to deny us the ability to get oil from new resources. It is estimated that there is more oil available from the shale in the western US than in all of Iraq. Why have our elected leaders made it illegal to develop this technology? Why can China drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico and we cannot?

Another "do you remember" moment: Peolsi, and those of her ilk, claimed to put an end to the "culture of corruption" in Washington by reducing ear-marked spending because that was allowing special interest groups too much power.

Interesting to know that ear-mark spending is up 29% this year alone.

They got into power in both the house and senate, but didn't deliver the things they rode to victory. As a matter of fact, they went COMPLETELY the opposite direction once they were elected. Typical politician move...bait and switch. Well, if they are not voted out of office the next chance we get, there is something seriously wrong with us and the system. Either the people voting are too stupid, or the ear-mark spending is doing it's job and they are simply buying their seat.