writing for the folks

There is something missing in politics today. There is something so wrong that it is hard for anyone who loves this country and state to admit. One grows up believing in America, believing in South Carolina. Then, the facts just fly in your face.

Political and financial influence carries the day. People who work hard to pay the bills and live their lives are often ignored. So many are concerned about which high powered and high paid consultant will come along and tell the people what to think. Democrats in the United States Congress, and the President of the United States, in the name of helping the folks, are about to enact a law that makes the folks buy insurance from their political contributors or face IRS type fines. People who work hard and have simple beliefs like having a gun to protect their families are made fun of and made out to be stupid.

Republicans unfortunately are not better. They wrap themselves around their contributors in the finance industry. Both Republicans and Democrats seem to be all too eager to forget the constitution and the sacrifices of our fighting men and women in order to make sure that their campaign contributors get theirs.

It is the ultimate good ole boys club. It is a club in which being AWOL from work is okay. It is a club in which those who dare speak against it find themselves called ignorant, stupid and frankly, have a hard time in their dealing with the government at various levels.

Let’s be frank, if you are a line worker for Timken in Honea Path or for BMW in Spartanburg, chances are if you call and voice a concern to anyone in government, you will be handled. Staffers patronize people every day. Deep down, those staffers think we are just too stupid to know what really goes on or what really should be done. Each and every day, hard working South Carolinians face exchanges with political or government staffers that are little more than insults. From student loans to employment security issues to taxes, South Carolinians are constantly handled.

Jokes are made about some of them that call in when staffers and politicos gather at watering holes in Columbia’s Vista area. Staffers sit around and drink and all but make fun of the people who elect their bosses and give them their jobs. Before any of you cry “foul,” just remember I have been there and I have heard such firsthand.

Let’s be frank. We have big government now at the state and federal levels like never before. And, big money has stepped in to make sure big government does its bidding. The average man has no chance in today’s times. That is why VUI has always been against big government. Big government is the one thing that can be hijacked and force the average man to cow to big business.

Just look at the blogs out there today. They rant and rave about which consultant is best, who is getting paid to do what and the like. Few, if any, worry about how politics affects your lives.

We at VUI are willing to take the hits. We have taken a few already. We are going to stand up and talk about how bureaucracy and lobbyists hurt the people. We are going to continue to try to show you how the magic show that is politics is done. We don’t get paid big money for this. For that matter, the big money bloggers ignore us. So be it. We write for the people. We stand for government that is limited, not only to protect us from bureaucrats, but to protect us from the lobbyists who want government to act for their paid interests. In 2010, VUI will continue to fight for the average man and woman. Whatever the cost, we stand for the people of South Carolina first and always.