The 80/20 rule is what I use to ball-park most things I am trying to figure out. 80% being the good or positive side. 20% being the bad, negative, or clueless side. What I am thinking of today, though, will require changing the formula. There are 535 people in the Congress who have sworn an oath to protect the constitution and conduct the business of our government. A few of the people are real heroes in that they are doing their jobs. The rest of them just seem to be standing around with their thumbs up their butts.  I’m going to be generous and change our numbers to 5/95 Rule. That’s 5% good guys and 95% shirkers. That gives us 27 good folks and 508 who aren’t sure what time it is.

What are we going to do with the 508 goobers? We could send them to a course called
“What it Means to Be a Patriot.” Or we could just send them all home. They would lose their status as a big shot in their communities, the biggest regular paycheck they’ve had in their lives, the fantastic medical benefits, and the rest of the perks they enjoy.

The 508 took an oath to protect the Constitution and to protect the American people. They have failed to do either. I think that meets the definition of fraud. Maybe that’s the answer. Sue them for fraud?

This is no time to be reticent. The 508 folks and the rest of the American people should be shouting out against what is happening to our country. Get loud!  Get heard!

Dave Thomas

3/20/2025