Inspired by a zeal for liberty, and by some very large political contributions, Congress has finally voted to stop the military’s harassment of gays. It would be churlish not to congratulate our legislators for doing this. Therefore, congratulations, legislators.
While burning this incense, I would like to recall some other good thing that the 111th Congress has done. I don’t mean a good thing with a lot of bad things attached, such as temporarily maintaining lower tax rates for people who are actually paying taxes, while increasing the amount of tax money diverted to people who aren’t. And I don’t mean failing, from sheer incompetence, to do a bad thing, such as passing out billions of dollars in gifts to congressmen’s friends, hidden in an “omnibus spending bill.”
I just mean something good.
Something that lets people live their own lives.
Something that lets people plan their own futures.
Something that lets people spend at least one day of their existence not worrying about what the government may do to them.
I’d like to think of something good like that, something that this Congress has done.
Well. I’m trying.
Still trying.
Can you think of anything?
