My family lives in the Sixth Congressional District in
Virginia, represented by Bob Goodlatte. You know Bob, don't
you? His face has been all over television and his voice all over
radio, just in the last six months. You probably don't know, but he
has been in Congress for 25 years.
What? You
have never heard of him until recently?
Many
people have never heard of him, even in the Sixth District of
Virginia. You see, Bob is a nondescript, go-along-to-get-along,
really nice guy. Bob doesn't ruffle feathers. Bob doesn't
speak out. Bob plays it safe. Bob makes milk toast seem
spicy. And, as a conservative, I have been voting against Bob
Goodlatte for the 22 years I have lived in this district.
But
lately, everywhere I turn, it's "Heeeeeerrrre's
Bob!" Chairing the House Judiciary Committee, he has been the
point man for hearings in the scam Russia investigation. He's all
over media, getting to the truth, not taking it anymore. Talking
about the 2016 election. Blah, blah, blah.
In
full disclosure, I was a delegate to the recent district Republican convention,
where Goodlatte's handpicked successor won the nomination. I opposed
this successor-to-milk-toast, but sour grapes are not my purpose in writing
this article. My purpose is to point out another person leaving
Congress likely in search of the big payout, the jackpot.
For the last six months, since Bob
Goodlatte announced he would retire from Congress, I have been asking myself
why I'm seeing him all over television, when for 25 years he was
AWOL. The answer is obvious. Bob is most probably setting
himself up for the next phase of his career, the phase where he pads his
exceptional federal pension with public- or private-sector cash.
What
could Bob be angling for? Could be a lobbying
job on K Street. Could be a job shilling for a defense industry
company. Could be a juicy ambassadorship to an island nation where
he can work on his tan.
OpenSecrets.org reveals
Bob's top contributors over his career. These include the National
Auto Dealers Association, Microsoft, AT&T, the National Beer Wholesalers
Association, and the NRA. If they are listening, I think Bob would
be a fine addition to the lobbying team for any of these
organizations. They can be assured that Bob will not offend anyone in
any way, trusting that this late spurt of partisan notoriety will fade quickly
after his retirement, leaving only Bob's 25 years of connections to be mined
for legislative favor.
This all angers me because under Congressman Bob's
so-called conservative so-called leadership, our nation's debt has ballooned by
a factor of five. When Bob was elected in 1992, the U.S. national
debt was around $4 trillion. Today, it stands at over $21
trillion. Bob voted in such a way to ensure that all those deficit
budgets passed. When Bob was elected in 1992, over 28 million babies
had already been killed by abortion. Today, the total stands at more
than double that, 60 million.
Bob's legacy as a congressman is $17 trillion in added
government waste and 32 million deaths, all while he enjoyed subsidized lunches
in the congressional dining room.
With conservatives like Bob, who needs
enemies? And our Congress is packed with these types.
John Adams observed that a republic is a
"government of laws, and not of men." Perhaps we had that
in the past, but today, ours is government of bad laws made by corrupt
men. It is an abomination that a man can serve in Congress 25 years
and accomplish next to nothing, sitting in the background, under-representing
his constituents, holding babies for cell phone photos, and writing letters of
recommendation. I'd wager there's a 120% chance that he'll further
the abomination by seeking to cash in on his congressional career, aiding and
abetting powerful groups that desire to mold and distort the legislative
process. And it's all 120% legal, thanks to bad laws made by corrupt
men.
Bob's
intentions are all speculation on my part, I must admit. Might be
that Bob is retiring for family reasons, and he's just going to fade into the
background and defend serial parking ticket offenders. This time
next year, we'll know for sure.
Good
luck in your future pursuits, Bob. I can only hope for a lower
national debt and abortion death toll after you leave Congress.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/bob_goodlatte_hits_the_jackpot.html
