Weiner whines. Gingrich groans, Palin prattles

So what's new in the fantasy world of politics?
What is it with these guys who get a whiff of fame (and probably fortune) and go haywire with unacceptable social behavior? (If they lived in France nobody would care - but they've lived long enough in our puritanical society to understand what's ok or not!) Weiner wants forgiveness? So he can do other stupid things? Fageddaboutit! Right now he's just a hindrance to the Democratic party.
Gingrich has brains - but they're encased in a goyischer kup. No sympathy for this misdirected man.
Palin - oy - hope she's "enjoying" her bus vacation; I am too - since every time she opens her mouth to answer a question out comes a bundle of laughs. Maybe she should try standup comedy? She doesn't like the press and yet does everything possible to garner more attention. What's her game? Surely she can't think she's presidential material.

And my Governor Perry - hoping to pray the state to economic recovery -OY!!!! This is politics Texas Republican style: honey, you all gotta pray to the good lord for good times. Ignore the education budget cuts - gerrymander districts - but make sure you get a parent signature if a kid wants an abortion. Better still - ban all abortions. Then the Mafia or other cartels can get into the business - with hefty payoffs to the pols. Abortions have been part of society since ancient times - and will continue - no matter what.

And something to kvell about - my granddaughters attend Montgomery County, MD schools. The school system has the highest graduation rate in the country. Yeah!!

Shades of McCarthyism?

Sorry to promote Peter King by mentioning his name - but it sure seems like he's the new McCarthy. Now that we don't see communists under the beds and in dark corners - and the prospects of them "taking over our country" we need a new "cause". Ta-da - here comes Kingism: Muslims are lurking in every corner - itching to take over the country or annihilate us.
A perfect example of what's wrong with education in this country today: a big chunk of society that doesn't know how to think, evaluate or understand the stuff in print online or TV. Truth? Does that matter when you're promoting a cause? And when a newscaster is caught in a flagrant lie - oops - is the answer. Until the next batch of lies.
Oh yes - can't resist a comment about the moral high-ground ethos of Mr. Gingrich. In his oh-so contrite voice about his past marital shenanigans we're supposed to say "boys will be boys"? Goes along with other macho red-neck happenings disguised as "family values". And this guy wants to be president? OY!

About budget cuts or ideology?

OK - so we have all these politicians ranting about less spending - saving money, etc. Note where they hit first: school enrichment programs, loans for higher education, family planning,collective bargaining for public employees (wow - that really will make a dent in our spending!) and more - get the picture?
Funny - I don't hear anyone suggesting we get out of Afghanistan where most of our money goes - poured into a sack of holes.
It's the ideology game - politicians get bigger headlines for "moral" crusades and more money from organizations worried about prayer in schools and what people do in the privacy of their bedrooms than what's really good for society.
What is there about a society that can't see/understand the connection between overpopulation (read: unwanted children) and inadequate education. Although schools can use more funding, the real problem lies with parent(s) who didn't want these kids in the first place, and obviously don't get involved in their kids' education. Cut music/art, gifted child programs? And then we wonder why we're lagging in creative breakthroughs compared to the rest of the world. Teaching today centers on test taking instead of developing the powers of THINKING and HOW TO LEARN!(and if you live in my state, Texas, you have to suffer the indignity of politicians rewriting history in the textbooks!)
Too many complacent people, unhappy with this country's shift to politics as spewed by a network that presents fictional news, do nothing except complain; they don't write letters or contact their pols.
There's no better place than the USA - but that doesn't mean it can't stand a bit of tweaking!