In Washington, this is the reason for the season!

Each year at this time, like most Americans, politicians prepare for the holidays.

As we shop for our families and friends they do the same for their benefactors,

the people who fund their campaigns and pave the path for their post political

careers.  In Washington, this is the reason for the season!

Where we differ? Politicians know exactly what gifts to purchase, regardless
of cost. Requests are received from lobbyists, donors, Federal agencies
and even the president thoughout the year so they are not forgotten when

Christmas arrives.

Simply connecting the donations with expenditures shows how 'budgeting'

in Washington is done, with cost never a consideration, since politicians
use the people's debit card, without a spending limit!

When trolling for government dollars there is no need to contact Santa at
the North Pole, the first week of December he can be found on Capitol Hill.

Nor, should you believe the budget was created at the "last minute". Trolling 

for dollars is a year long exercise. 

The phones on Capitol Hill ring all year long, each call, a request, each approval, 

another page added to the budget! 

Is it any wonder this budget is more than 2000 pages and cost over $1 trillion!

This is an annual exercise, yet the lack of transparency keeps the public from

knowing its occurring.

This budget was written and carefully massaged over ten months as donors
and lobbyists do not wait until December to do their 'shopping' as we do. The
budget is locked in as soon as donors' checks clear and political horse trading
is completed!

Most Americans have no idea what is going on in Washington as they hustle
from store to store purchasing Christmas gifts.  Forget the media, they only
show interest if a "govt, shotdown" is brought in conversation. And, this is exactly
how politicians want it.

The corrupt misleading the ignorant is business as usual.

This 'fiscal irresponsibility' is a buying frenzy we know little about. Politicians
can't even come up with new reasons for 11th hour decisions to pass a budget.

They will continue to say what they do year after year,  "best deal we could make",
"how hard they worked", " the clock was running out", "fear of govt. shutdown",
" a problem we inherited".  This is the same script read to the American  people
every December. Yet, there is no reason to change what they tell the people, the
old message works just fine!

Only we can stop it.....but will we?