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Saw this video this morning. It shows you just what being a consultant is all about.

Here is a list of more good bills congress worked hard on May 12th

- Expressing the support of Congress for the Jewish community in Venezuela.

- Recognizing the historical and national significance of the many contributions of John William Heisman to the sport of football.

- A resolution commending South Charleston, West Virginia, for celebrating its 50th annual Armed Forces Day on May 16, 2009.

- Honoring police officers and law enforcement professionals during Police Week.

- A resolution to designate the week beginning on the second Saturday in May as National Travel and Tourism Week.

- A resolution designating July 25, 2009, as "National Day of the American Cowboy".

- To encourage water efficiency.

- A resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the end of communist rule in Poland.

Congress on May 7th again work hard to earn their bloated paychecks. America would just not survive if congress was not spending it’s time congratulate, praising, encourage, commend and celebrating. Here is a list of 10 pointless bills they worked hard on writing, getting cosponsors for and passing: (Personal favorite is the national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.).

- Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.

- Encouraging the President to designate 2010 as "The National Year of the Bible".

- For the relief of Paul Green. (thank you Barney Frank)

- Commending the heroic efforts of the people fighting the floods in North Dakota and Minnesota.

- Congratulating Jockey Calvin Borel for his victory at the 135th Kentucky Derby.

- Celebrating the symbol of the United States flag and supporting the goals and ideals of Flag Day.

- Recognizing and commending the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on its 75th year anniversary.

- Congratulating LeBron James for being named the 2009 Most Valuable Player in the National Basketball Association.

- Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

- Renamed a post office

I am beginning to fear greatly what the next four years will bring to this country. While I certainly have my opinions about who should be president, the bottom line is, I love this country and want whoever the president is to lead this country in a direction that will promote long term peace and prosperity. I fear what awaits us in the cloudy mist of our future when our government cannot call men terrorist who openly call for the annihilation of a country and the open killing of as many American civilians as possible. Yet, in that same inanity call our military veterans  “extremist” and “terrorist cells.” 

The people that “cut off a person’s face with piano wire” and an Iranian president that says “To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible" are not terrorist. Those that really mean us harm are our own military and those right wing radicals.

Have we really lost our ability to understand the greater threat here? Or have we simply lost our courage to see it? Or worse yet courage to face it.