Transparency???

I am confused……someone please tell me the definition of “transparent”.
During the rigorous campaigning in the last year, both candidates had decided to make the $700b bailout money (that both had voted “yea” on) more transparent. “We will demand more oversight” one candidate had said. “We will need to hold them more accountable” the other candidate said. So why is it we are already needing another bailout? Well one thing is for sure, we have short term memories. The second thing is that it has been a long time since I have seen an accountable politician. Most have already blamed Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Most of them have even shown, if you have been paying attention, that they are merely spectators. As if they were not the ones who voted for the legislation. I am also curious on why the liberals are so mad at former president Bush and his administration when they are doing the same things he was doing. Some advice for our friend George Bush, life would have been easier for you if you would have just claimed that you were a democrat.
I am impressed of some of our elected officials though. More had voted against the bailout then I had expected. It seems that the media’s darling has not been able to unify both parties just yet. In fact, eleven from his own party voted against the bailout bringing the total number to 188 respectfully. “Kings to you” Mr. President…….have a drink on me. However, this time do the country and its citizens a favor. When you talk of transparency, please learn to take your own advice and lead your people to do the same. Remember our short term memories; the senate was controlled by the democrats during Bush’s reign in office. I am sure that Barny Frank, when he isn’t saying “I specifically said” for the thousandth time defending himself, will have no problem blaming someone who is not as perfect as him. I am sure Harry Reid will have no problem bringing up someone’s name from past administrations. I am sure that John McCain as much as I have admired his service to this great nation, will stand as an example by reaching across the isle to show that his “maverick” spirit cares, when he should really just try and stand on a moral.
In Amity Slae’s book “The Forgotten Man”, the history and facts of the great depression, states the obvious. “It was a depression, but it was government that made it great”. I implore congress to try to stand up for what is right and do what its people want. Better leadership, more accountability in the decisions that are made, and try to remember that they represent the people of this great nation. They just cant make decisions in their own best interest! Ernest Hemingway wrote the most eloquent words for a friend who had past away. “Sadder still to watch it die then never to have known it”. Please don’t let us think about this when it comes to “Liberty”!

Kelly E. Dobson