Congressional Krispies

Yesterday was a light day in Congress. They only took action on 40 items between the two of them. As such, I was worried I might not find a suitable item to poke fun at. I should have known better.

Consider S. RES. 545, a Resolution referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary that would recognize the life and achievements of Will Keith Kellogg. Resolutions like this are considered and passed in Congress all the time on a daily basis. The point eludes me. I think resolutions are pointless. Passing a resolution, even when it involves a serious issue, which this one does not, does absolutely nothing to improve the lives of citizens and wastes time and resources for which they pay.

No doubt, a ceremony will be held to present a fancy certificate version of this resolution will be held. Family members and company executives will no doubt feel a sense of pride and importance. They will show the framed certificate to their important friends to validate the memory of the father of the corn flake.

In order to make this happen, the support staff of Congress will spend time and money to print copies for the Congressional Record, to coordinate presentation to those concerned, and so on.

For my part, I don't think this is a valuable use of taxpayer funds. I don't think I am alone in this opinion. I think, if this issue were put up for a vote to the general public, it would be overwhelmingly opposed. As such, I think members of Congress should think about what the public would have them do before proposing resolutions instead of actually DOING SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

Or, as Tony the Tiger would say in his best John Stossel impression, "Give me a Brrrrrrrreak !!!"