Are you mad as hell at our government?

Question

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Answer 1

Yeah, I'd say so. At least about mine, The US of A.

I'm pissed about the corruption in Congress, the earmarks and the pork that wastes hundreds of billions of OUR hard earned money each year.

I'm ticked that campaign finance reform is actually an attack on free speech and does more to protect the incombants positions than to keep things fair.

I'm pissed that 5 years on our national security is still a freaking mess of holes and that every little national security issue is politicised in such a way to jeapordize that security.

I'm angry that racism is entrenched in politics (black vs. White, slavery reparations, Etc.) and the black leadership has become the new racial instigator and segregator.

I'm pissed that the teachers unions have a monopoly onw hat's taught in schools, and that they've so watered downt he curiculum that most kids come out of school knowing zero about civics, American government or American history.

I'm fed up with the lack of any effort to seriously come to a resolution with the social security problem.

I'm angry that freedom of religion is seriously being jeapordized in this country. Hell, we can't even have public prayers on federal land any more. And try to do a public prayer in a school. Here comes the gestapo! So sayeth the supreme court.

I'm angry that we got into Iraq and didn't plan enough for the fallout and that we aren't doing more for the soldiers who come back with psychological problems.

I'm pissed off that we haven't done anything serious to secure our borders against illegal immigration, and dealt with the millions who are already in our country, and worked on putting in place a legitimate guest worker program. It's called national sovreignity. Hell, if we were streaming over to Mexico like they do to us, they wouldn't like it either.

I'm angry that tort reform is so slow in coming, so that health care has gotten so fricking expensive. Doctors on average have malpractice insurance that costs 250,000 a year just to protect them against frivolous lawsuits. Just who's pockets do you think that comes out of? Yup. Us.

And there's lots more.

So yeah, I'm angry as hell. It's why I vote in every election. It might not be much of a voice, but I'm making it heard as best I can.

Answer 2

Not in the least, I am proud of my Government, I am mad as hell with the Media who will threaten all our lives with leaking secrets to the enemy, printing outright lies & when caught ignore it like it never happened, always showing the bad and never mentioning all the good that has been done.I am also mad as hell at all the posers,, you who think you know it all via the Media and "friends" shoot off your mouth like they can't be wrong because you "read" it. Best economy we have had for over a decade in spite of all the bad that was inflicted on us and the failure of the press to say how good it is. More people working than ever before but you never hear even a squeak from the press.Lies by the NY Times and most others blaming President Bush,Carl Rove,etc etc for "OUTING" Wilsons wife as a CIA agent. Proven a total lie a few days ago and only a handfull apologized, at least Dem. Bob Beckle apologized. You are reading stuff that belongs in an outhouse for some good use, wake up and try thinking for yourself. You might have a change of heart unless you just like to HATE, if its that,,,, you derserve what you get.

Answer 3

How can I be mad at the government?
Didn't they try to warn us about having an informed electorate? If the voters had been on their jobs I'm not sure what we see going on today would be happening. The voters can still turn things around if they can figure out how.

People are greedy, and this IS a capitalist country. Government supports that view and nurtures it. Just voting them in and hoping they do their jobs in our interests is like the fox guarding the hen house.

Save some of your anger for the voters.

Answer 4

Of course. They're living down even beneath my normally low expectations. I can handle the government-as-usual nonsense, but the Iraq war stuff is just flat-out inexcusable.

Here's hoping the democrats gain control over at least part of congress... not because I like democrats (I don't), but because divided government makes for gridlock. The harder it is for the government to get things done, the less harm it can do.

I guess it's pretty clear that I'm not a fan of a large, paternalistic federal government.

Answer 5

Yes.

Bush and his blind know-nothing followers have taken a bite out of our country,and its not good.

Say a word about it and you're smeared.

LOOK at what a Bush supporter sends people:
Subject: suck it *****
From:"Wayne Johnson" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Date:Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:50:07 -0400 (EDT)

you know you love sucking cawk you f@g git


SAME intelligence level as supporting ANY right-wing garbage.
Samem mad that liberal democrats have polluted our politics with hatred and baseless lies


Baseless lies? LOL.See what I mean?

Answer 6

I'm "mad as hell" with the Bush administration. There are some good people in government both Dems & Repubs.

Answer 7

i've got been mad. i'm hoping Obama makes a decision to place extra money into guidance. i'm hoping he does a great form of issues in yet differently. yet i'm afraid we isn't possibly thoroughly rid of potholes - and that's a state and native government duty besides, aside from issues like federal highways.

Answer 8

The Aliens are controlling the Government. They are causing all the conflicts on Earth to keep the human race from moving out into space.
It's a conspiracy.

Answer 9

No, we elected them. Be mad at the electorate. Be mad at people who don't vote. Be mad at people who sit and complain but don't do anything to make things better.

Answer 10

Yep. I am really mad that they have not yet nuked Iran and bombed Syria. I am SO MAD that they are even part of the DISUNTIED NATIONS! When the Dis UN is SO disunited, why do we need them at all?
God Bless America, the land of the free!