I have to agree. Where is the change? There are lots of broken promises sure, but that’s not change… that’s pretty par for the course.

Robbie seems to be starting a nice tally of the broken promises.

JR helps us quantify just how much a trillion is. Gah.

Update: Via Tam, another quantification of trillions.

I find it fascinating that people turn to government (local, city, state, federal especially) thinking it will solve their problems. Number 3 on Anthony G. Martin’s list of 10 Conservative Principles notes that usually government is the problem.

So I’ve been curious. Can someone name for me something the government (and for purposes here I’m talking US Federal Government) has done that has been good? That has been run efficiently, has been properly accountable, has done a better job than the private sector, has left the majority of people as “satisified customers”. I’m honestly looking to find something the Feds have done that one could say was great. If you know of something, please add a comment and some evidence to support it.

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. So, when you have failed government program after failed government program (e.g. FEMA), why do folks keep turning back to government expecting success?

I remember back in 11th grade I was supposed to read Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison. The assignment was for each student in class to read some book, then on a particular day we were going to have a 2 hour writing assignment in class on the book. So since I didn’t read it, I naturally got to spend two hours sitting at my desk attempting to look busy. I wrote some b.s. on the paper, knew it wouldn’t fool the teachers, and naturally as a result I got a big fat zero (0) on the assignment.

But it would seem that not reading the assignment is a Good Thing for our (out of control) public servants.

The sad part is, they’ll eventually receive a grade for their work, but it’s going to hurt us a lot more than it’s going to hurt them.

Well, it seems we’re officially going to get stimulated. I’m all a-flutter.

How did your Congressman vote? How did your Senator vote? Or I can save you the trouble, if a Democrat, voted for, if a Republican, voted against. Oh wait… it’s not THAT cut and dry. In the Senate, Specter (R-PA), Snowe (R-ME), Collins (R-ME) voted for the boondoggle. In the House 5 Democrats voted no: Griffith (D-AL), Bright (D-AL), Minnick (D-ID), Taylor (D-MS), DeFazio (D-OR); Clyburn (D-SC) didn’t vote, and Lipinski (D-IL) voted “present”… those two are as good as a “no”.

I hope this means my rainbow-farting unicorn is finally on its way. My kids have been growing rather upset that it hasn’t arrived yet.

Update: Anthony G. Martin’s commentary on this.