Marie Antoinette?

There's quite a bit of coverage of the Michelle Obama "vacation" in Spain this week. Some of the comments revolve around the concept presented by Marie Antoinette, of lavish living while the working people are having a hard time making ends meet.


There seems to be a real disconnect between the Obamas and reality for the average American. Most are struggling with fewer available jobs (we lost another 131,000 last month and May/June was 91,000 less than reported), or even keeping the job they had. Times are certainly getting better with the economic recovery we're supposed to be in. In fact, it appears to me the recovery is a figment of someone's imagination!

We have an incompetent administration, from the top down, and their bungling has cost America dearly. To make matters worse, we have Republicans voting with these incompetents on every available occasion. That may explain the reason for their 11% approval poll rating.

Elections are less than 3 months away and hopefully much of the damage can be averted by a change in personnel. There are some who have maintained a consistent appreciation of the Constitution and its dominant position in American politics (Louie Ghomert R-TX is a good example). They are who we need to be retained in the next election cycle. There are many who are demonstrably detriments to our survival as a free nation. They are the ones needing to be in the unemployment lines, looking for a new job.