Politicians have it tough. If you need proof, just look at Barrack Obama’s graying hair.

After reading an article from The Blaze about John Boehner arranging secret meetings with Senate majority leader Harry Reid entitled: HARRY REID’S OFFICE LEAKS BOEHNER OFFICE EMAILS—AND IT COULD RUIN ANY FAITH YOU HAVE IN WASHINGTON, I couldn’t help but think that what I’ve lost more is my faith in those who report about Washington and the American public. My first reaction, honestly, was “why is this news?” The article describes an apparent piece of hypocrisy from Mr. Boehner about Congress’ exemption from Obamacare, in which he negotiated with Reed to preserve subsidies for the program. So Boehner is cooperating (read: scheming, plotting, backstabbing, or doublecrossing if you want) with a law that was passed legally and verified as constitutional by the Supreme Court. Damn. The guy must be some kind of anarchist. Now realistically he has been professing to seek the destruction of the un-American, Communist, Socialist, terroristic, non-gun-toting, almost Canadian health care bill for some time now, so, yes, he does come off looking like somewhat of a liar. My response: meh. If we wanted people who were honest in Washington we wouldn’t have a system of election that goes to the highest bidder. We wouldn’t have campaigns and Super-PACs and all the other detritus that results in elections. Only a fool would think that anyone who is up for reelection is doing anything other than covering themselves. So who’s mad about this? Primarily that old tea party. Apparently the idea of compromising or coming to a better understanding (read: compromising your values, betraying your country, or becoming a communist) on anything was too scandalous to bear.

Orange you glad I didn’t say Boehner?

By the way, read the comments on the article page. You’d be surprised how easily the word “Marxist” gets thrown around. Also, “administration” is now a word that gets quotes around it, and apparently Satan is afraid of “Harry Carry Reed.” Wow. I guess the age of civil discourse is not dead.

I was going to end this post a paragraph ago, but I can’t stop expressing how frustrated the discourse in this country makes me. No, socialist is not considered a dirty word because it’s not 1960 anymore. Something can’t be unconstitutional if the Supreme Court already ruled it constitutional. Stop worrying about Boehner’s loyalties (or apparent lack thereof), and worry about getting the furloughed federal employees back to work. We know they’re all corrupt, but they still have to do their job.

This country man.

-epn