{"id":261,"date":"2010-02-18T07:25:45","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T15:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radio3k.com\/rblog\/?p=261"},"modified":"2010-02-18T11:22:54","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T19:22:54","slug":"getting-out-while-the-getting-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio3k.com\/rblog\/2010\/02\/18\/getting-out-while-the-getting-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Out While The Getting Is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been eleven months since this blog has addressed a political topic<\/a>. The accuracy of that previous observation is yet to be determined, but certainly appears to have gained credibility following some of the recent comments<\/a> by President Obama.<\/p>\n

Now, we see a number of prominent Democrat politicians opting to retire or resign from the House and Senate in a trend that is threatening to become an exodus. The apparent reasoning is the electorate tide has turned and many of these long-serving incumbents cannot be re-elected. Anger over out of control spending, loss of jobs, and a depressed economy are all good reasons for this trend.<\/p>\n

But could it be there is something more?<\/p>\n

In my experience, most politicians are not afraid of fighting for re-election. No matter the poll numbers, seasoned candidates — especially incumbents — are more than willing to battle to keep the position and perks of public office. Also, a number of Republican members of Congress have also decided to “pull the pin” and retire…even though the 2010 elections are trending strongly in the Republicans’ favor (at least, this month).<\/p>\n

So why<\/strong><\/em> would so many of the “senior” political class choose now to abandon their careers?<\/p>\n

One possible answer: the fragile economy is about to suffer a major body blow — such as bankruptcy — and none of these pols want to be in office when the earthquake hits.<\/p>\n

We’ve heard warnings from Radio pundits such as Glenn Beck and Neal Boortz that the country cannot sustain our insane spending and borrowing. What if the top-level Congressional insiders have been briefed on a coming financial meltdown and want to be as far away as possible from ground zero when the disaster hits? If you<\/strong><\/em> were in office, would you want to face the voter’s wrath if our currency becomes worthless?<\/p>\n

I hope and pray this nightmare scenario does not come to pass. But a financial Armageddon is certainly one possible additional reason why so many politicians have decided to head for the lifeboats.<\/p>\n

What do they know they’re not telling us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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