Conniving bastards rape and pillage and decide to give something back.
They call these people politicians.
The layman can never understand why these officials do such heinous things. Why Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes restrictions on dietary supplements and then signs an eight million dollar deal with a magazine promoting them . You see, that's how he always did it, that's how he got ahead, he doesn't see anything wrong with his behavior.
It's not so different with Tom DeLay.
And it's not any different with Democrats.
Being honest in American means you're a chump. We revere dishonest pricks like Bill Gates, who capitalized on the ideas of others and used monopolistic policies to ensure his status as one of the world's richest men. And, having achieved this lofty position, Mr. Gates pontificates, as if he ushered in the graphical user interface, as if Microsoft Windows' security problems were the PEOPLE'S fault.
There's an elite ruling class that feels ENTITLED to its position. As if they DESERVE IT! To the point where our President, who himself was born rich, is eliminating estate taxes so no one in his position, born to an insanely wealthy family, will ever be penalized again.
And these people, the scions of industry, under the aegis of doing good for the world, just line their pockets further.
And everybody's in on it. Even Fisher & Diaz. Yup, David wants money. Did Rico really do right by the family of the deceased roller blader or was he too lining his pockets.
We have a culture based not on doing right by your brother, but getting ahead. If that means someone else has to miss out, so be it, you've got to eat, right?
If you don't pay the stations millions of dollars in payola, somebody else will, and you'll be left behind.
And Eliot Spitzer comes down on you, but is he really just like Rudy Giuliani, looking to run for office, a man with no hubris.
Meanwhile, the rest of America, those not born with silver spoons in their mouths, not entrepreneurs, the wage earners, they sit in front of the box, looking to be entertained.
And the purveyors think they're idiots. We have staged reality shows like David Foster's. Ridiculous comeback shows like the one featuring INXS. I mean you could replace David Lee Roth with Sammy Hagar since the act was about Eddie Van Halen...then again, COULD YOU? Is there ANYBODY who believes Van Hagar is as good as real Van Halen? The Doors couldn't survive without Morrison and INXS can't survive without Hutchence. They only made one of him. But Mark Burnett is like Arnold, he feels so strong, he believes he can WILL the public to believe in somebody else, as if they can't tell the truth.
The truth is being a lying conniving son of a bitch catches up with you.
Maybe Edgar Allan Poe had it right, with "The Telltale Heart". Even if your heinous acts are not discovered, you self-combust. Humans cannot live with themselves if they do wrong. Oh, they TELL themselves they can, but they're tortured.
But most times the truth outs.
We see it in government right now.
It's always the little things that slip you up.
Valerie Plame is going to tarnish the White House. Has already. Whereas all the men and women who've died in vain in Iraq have not. But now, with Karl Rove caught in the crosshairs, all of the Administration's other duplicitous acts are being questioned.
Karma. Live in California long enough and you believe in it. Those trying to get ahead, cutting corners, abusing people, they pay. Whereas those who are compassionate, who are truly there for others, they reap the benefits.
Don't only look at the financial losses. Look at health issues. Family issues. Death. Might take a long time to take hold, but karma always wins in the end.
Looked like a simple filmic device. Nate having sex with Maggie whilst Brenda showed up at the church service unannounced, where they were supposed to be.
But that's the way it always happens. You get caught. Might not be the first lie, but when you can't lay your life bare and feel good about it, be honest, it's only a matter of time until you're tripped up.
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