To be thoroughly trite, you’ve had it. The Offended Generation (OG) now has a new convert. To be clear, you’re not partially offended, or totally offended. Neither are you casually offended nor seriously offended. What you are is wrathfully, psychotically, hysterically, walking-dead offended. To be fair, you do have it within your power to cleanse yourself of this mental distemper. Simply tune out. Disconnect. Disengage from all electronic communication that doesn’t qualify strictly as self interest business. Purge all political contacts and connections. Avoid all socio-political discourse. It’s time for someone to follow in the footsteps of now deceased actor Peter Finch who in 1976 won the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the movie Network. In this role, he famously cried out on live television — “Bullshit.” Simplicity resonates, wouldn’t you say? There’s no other single word that better defines the muck you call the Federal Government. Speaking of which, please consider the State of the Swamp:

Last time you looked, Congress consists of 535 elected officials — 435 in the House of Representatives and an even 100 in the Senate. You, the American people, put them there. You pay them to do a job. They take an oath to obey rules — the rules are contained in a hallowed document called The Constitution. There is no ambiguity to the rules but don’t tell that to Supreme Court Justices who, in their brilliance, decide the Founders were careless, ill-advised and unenlightened. So they decide to add over 2800 pages to the original rules. While the Court eviscerates The Constitution, Congress and various Presidents decide simply to ignore it.

Day by day Congress and Presidents decide to create agencies and seize authority that belongs to the States.

Jimmy Carter creates the Department of Education. (Today over 4500 employees and $70B annual budget).

Obama and Congress decide to take over Healthcare. Tyranny at work.

Presidents and Congress decide to ignore immigration laws. Sheer bedlam.

Through deceitful and corrupt practices, Congressional leaders and Federal Law Enforcement attempt to overthrow the election of a US President. Attempted coup.

Congress decides to allow high ranking Federal officials to violate their oaths of office, to lie repeatedly under oath and to engage in treasonous activities. No sanctions; no justice.

Congress repeatedly decides that elected and appointed officials are above the law.

In direct violation of The Constitution of the United States, Governors and State legislators allow the Federal Government to hijack their sovereignty, without so much as a whimper.

Congress decides to spend money willy-nilly and pile up debt — which now stands at $24 trillion plus. Unprecedented criminal behavior.

With knowledge and forethought, Congress allows the existence of millions of illegal votes in local and national elections.

Meanwhile, Congress and Federal agencies allow the U.S. to become a debtor nation — to become a nation dependent on foreign sources for critical products bought by slave-like labor.

BTW, don’t be misled. These grievances didn’t provoke you to join the OG — not in the least. You’re not offended by the contamination and desecration of The Swamp. And not offended because crooks, thieves, fascists and liars occupy it. This is your government. It’s business as usual. The Founders knew it. They expected it. They predicted it, 230 years in advance. So, then, what’s your beef, pilgrim? It’s this. You’re suicidally offended by the inundation of emails, snail mail and calls sent by sitting members of Congress, by the NRC, by former elected officials and a host of sundry political pundits. These people don’t know you, don’t care to know you and have no interest in what you think. But they have the unmitigated gall to ask you for money. They explain they need your money to fight the politicians and organizations who are responsible for all your grievances — for the attacks on our Constitution, for the specter of socialism that threatens your way of life. Think of it. Day after say, month after month, the very people responsible for taking down America are the very people who want your chump change to help them remain in power so they can continue doing nothing about The Swamp. You get it yet, Matilda? Congress does nothing about the Swamp because Congress is the Swamp. It’s easy enough being outraged by that fact. But, knowing that swamp dwellers think you’re stupid enough to believe the bullshit — that tears it.