Guest Post: Delegate Scott Lingamfelter

I’m not sure where to begin this morning.

• The Chris Christie and Rand Paul back and forth in the GOP.
• The lunacy of the continuing Weiner campaign.
• How Obama-care will truly make healthcare worse—really worse—in America.
• The almost incomprehensible failure of the Federal Government—both the Congress and the Administration—to do their jobs.

Any rant would work. I could say a lot about each. If you put all of this dysfunction together and served it for lunch, it would be a political “vomit wrap”.

What would the founders say about all of this?

Well first, I suppose they would counsel that from a policy viewpoint, we are way off track. They wanted limited government, not one that would dictate a person’s prerogatives in almost every regard. Obama-care wouldn't cut it for them.

Second, I would suggest they would be depressed with the Weiner candidacy and would remind us that character counts. They would recoil at the idea “Clintonistas” advanced in the 90’s that “it’s not about character, it’s about competence” as if that was a legitimate choice. The Founders would say it isn't; that both matter in good governance.

Third, they would chuckle about the Christie-Paul dust up. “Have at it” I think they would say. “Insignificant when you recall how Adams and Jefferson went on”. I suspect they would be right, but I do hope a real leader emerges in the GOP like my hero Ronald Reagan. Some hopeful signs, but I don’t see my leader yet.

And finally, I would guess they would be less worried about Federal gridlock than one might think. I would not be surprised if they thought that gridlock around policy that could be very hurtful to America is preferred over ramming through legislation that could make things far worse for us. That said, I think the spectacle in Washington is a national embarrassment.

Think about it this way. The General Assembly of Virginia will be in Session 60 days this coming year. We will consider about 3000 pieces of legislation and get it all done. We will then return to our communities and live under the same laws we write for everybody else. And some of us might find some time to hunt with our favorite dog, Sonny. I think the Founders would smile at that idea. They liked hunting and they liked citizen legislatures too, not oligarchies.

 
BiGWand ™ thanks Delegate Scott Lingamfelter for once again allowing us to post his words of wisdom to share with our readers. To find out more about what Delegate Lingamfelter is doing for his district, and our great state, go to his official page at the General Assembly, or www.scottforva.com.