Racism, or the lack thereof…

The law seems pretty simple, really. And I think I have a good grasp of it: I strike a cop; I go to jail - with perhaps a few new bruises, or a good solid bite from a K-9 Officer. I’d almost certainly get my Concealed Weapons Permit revoked. And I’d deserve every bit of it for being an enormous idiot.

You hit a cop, same thing - unless, of course, you happen to be Rep. Cynthia McKinney. She seems to feel that she is so far above the law that everyone should know who she is; and that she can summarily dismiss the inquiries of a uniformed officer of the law without any acknowledgement whatsoever.

In the unlikely event that you’ve somehow missed the news that I speak of, Rep. Cynthia McKinney was allegedly accosted by an officer of the law in Washington D.C. and asked to identify herself. She ignored him. And the cop, doing what all good cops do, stopped her. That’s when she, allegedly, struck the officer. That’s where you and I go to jail for being stupid, end of story. Rep. McKinney, on the other hand, actually is above the law, and she probably won’t be doing any time for her stupidity. Err, I mean, offense.

But that’s not enough. Rep. McKinney seems to feel that her stop was racially motivated, and she’s now flinging accusations of racism all over Capital Hill. Fortunately, for those of us that are smart enough to stop for a cop when requested to do so, no one is listening. Democrats on The Hill are refusing to support Rep. McKinney’s claims; and Republicans are using this as an opportunity to applaud the Capital Police for the extraordinary job that they do. Bravo!

My favorite quote from The Hill on this matter comes from Rep. Tom Delay, who said on Fox News Channel’s Fox and Friends: "Cynthia McKinney is a racist. She has a long history of racism. Everything is racism with her. This is incredible arrogance that sometimes hits these members of Congress, but especially Cynthia McKinney." Thank You, Mr. Delay.

Members of Congress should not be exempt from ANY LAW – ANYWHERE. They should abide by all the same laws that you and I do – EVERYWHERE, and ALL THE TIME. Rep. McKinney deserves to receive the same punishment for her crimes that you and I would. But she won’t; and that’s just one of the things that’s wrong with our justice system. And they certainly should be of enough moral character not to fabricate claims of racism when it very clearly is not the case. But I obviously expect too much of my elected officials.

Then again, I don’t live in Georgia. The expectations of elected officials are obviously quite different there.