I'm so dissapointed

I can't dispel the sinking feeling I have that our government has really let us down. And not just Bush and the Republicans - the Dems controlled Congress for the last two years, they were the heads of the Banking and the Finance and the Commerce Committees. What were they doing all this time? How could they let this situation get so dire? This is serious - people are losing their jobs and homes. Many people. Businesses are failing, and so far, nothing is helping - the insane amount of money handed over to banks and Wall Street firms has not stemmed the tide.

Now the stimulus bill is flailing. My progressive pro-Obama friends are asking why condoms and digital cable coupons are included in this bill. This vital opportunity is being squandered by doing things in the same old partisan way. I totally support sex education, but don't torpedo an important piece of legislation this way. This is not a game - people are suffering. Yes, we won, and we should get our agenda passed, but let's keep our priorities straight. The American people want to build roads and schools, not pass out condoms. They want the government to invest in activities that produce jobs. Within that framework, there's plenty of room to push an agenda. But let's make sure that the money that we'll be borrowing from the Chinese (!) is used for the most impactful purpose!