
In 1869 Leo Tolstoy published the first complete edition of “War and Peace.” At 1225 pages the novel is reasoned to be a very long read.
It’s been estimated the average person would take 32 hours to finish causing many a literary student’s eyes to bleed
Considered by many to be one of the finest novels ever written, one doesn’t sit down and expect to complete the reading in a couple of days
At close to 4200 pages the new Omnibus spending bill is over three time longer than “War and Peace”and presented to Congress with only three days to read and appraise
In the movie All The Presidents Men, the deep throat character advised the reporter, “these are not very bright guys.” The same holds true for this group of lawmakers
Because most have to use their fingers and move their lips when reading, interns are hired to read the legislation and break down the language for these so called movers and shakers
The current Omnibus Spending Bill cements their place at the public trough for next year’s Congressional session
Ensuring the taxpayers’ great grandkids a Christmas present of untold debt and freedom supression
What’s another trillion among friends? Belly up to the bar with your list of pork demands
Bring in an outsider in a t-shirt to tell Americans they haven’t paid enough for his failings as he parades around playing to the grandstands
Pay federal lawyers a couple of billion to continue their paper trail for the January 6th Kabuki play
But don’t give a dime to the southern border as the migrant surge continues to feast on taxpayers seemingly unending buffet
“I often think how unfairly lifes good fortune is sometimes distributed” laments Leo Tolstoy in “War and Peace”
The quote still holds true 150 years later as Congress continues to greedily slurp the gravy at the public trough and the taxpayers they continue to fleece
So amid the shouts of joy from the great grandchildren on Christmas morning will be the biggest present of all unseen under the tree
The bill for 1.7 trillion and all the future bleakness and tragedies happily passed along by the current powers that be