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Misguided Outrage and Redirection Politics

Plenty of outrage is being reported about Ruth Madoff’s millions and the millions in bonuses being given to AIG employees. The math suggests these items are small potatoes compared to the trillions being spent by YOUR federal government in ‘bailouts’ and ‘porkulus’ packages that grow larger every day.

If you want to be outraged be outraged at that. If Ruth Madoff is complicit in the scam perpetrated by her husband and the assets under scrutiny are ‘fruit’ of that crime then certainly it is reasonable for those scammed to want access to the spoils. If the millions in bonuses being distributed to AIG employees were intiated post- bailout or somehow arranged since AIG knew public money was forthcoming then the outrage is warranted.

But even if the outrage on those two, Madoff and AIG, under these circumstances is reasonable, taking your eye off the ball is downright silly. Millions compared to trillions is not what the public should be focused on. Could it be the fine politicians in Washington are looking for scapegoats or simply other targets to remove criticism from their own travesties?

Something to think about as you demand your pound of flesh from Madoff and AIG. The crimes being committed through bailouts and porkulus cause Madoff and AIG’s misdeeds to pale in comparison.

Something that needed to be said.

Stanford Matthews
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2 Responses to “Misguided Outrage and Redirection Politics”

  1. Angel Says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    no one can possibly be mad at THE ONE!!! pffttt! :(

  2. Stanford Matthews Says:
    March 18th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    Only for a brief time during this week did my optimism meter spike upwards. That is only because the D party is beginning to expose its longstanding tendency for self-destruction with infighting. Add to that an opportunity for the opposition party to gain ground repairing past fiscal indiscretions and at the same time expose the liberal agenda for what it is (KRAP, that’s socialist for crap) and it has been a pretty good week so far. :-)

    But that could change quickly.