Good Morning and Happy Monday! Greetings Digital Neighbors, Supporters and Members here @ Padre's. 🌞 How about a visit to another fun book out of the collection? I Never Metaphor I Didn’t Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History’s Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes Dr.- Mardy Grothe. Off we go!

My movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution. - President George Washington

Written laws are like spiders’ webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them. - Anacharsis

I imagine there may have been a few selfless politicians since Washington, but not many and they don't come to mind very readily. Each generation of politicians since the Founders has become increasingly comfortable with the perks of the position rather than the responsibilities entailed. Many do not feel they are going to a place of execution, but rather have won the lottery for a life of ease, privilege, and minimal consequence. To believe that there will ever be enough reformers to turn back the trends is doubtful, perhaps the system needs to be broken and the pieces reassembled. That middle period of re-assembling is often the most dangerous time since the reassembling can lead to something far worse than what preceded it.

For those of us more on the Center-Right to Right side of the poli-spectrum, there lies a trend of whining about the ability of Democrats to escape consequences again and again when they are caught breaking laws. The Clintons are the poster children of the trait described by Anacharsis. Every now and again the rich & powerful get caught in the web of laws, but not often. The only real cure seems to be less government for less intrusion which of course also means less potential safety nets or assistance to the populace from the Federalist branch. However even in small government and local communities there is no escape from corruption and exploitation, one can hope that it is recognized sooner and dealt with more directly. Human nature - sighs Hope springs eternal, but it gets battered mightily along the path. Want to change the world, start with yourself. Happy Monday Friends!

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