Joe Paterno's reign over Penn State is over. He clearly stayed too long, had too much power, and had lost touch with reality. He should have been shown the door a decade ago. His reign is an example of older people who just refuse to leave, unless they are shown the door.

How does his circumstance relate to the Beltway Blowhards? It is quite simple. Too many of the people in power on the beltway have stayed too long. Charles Rangel, John McCain, Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell,  the late Ted Kennedy and his buddy Robert Byrd who stayed around for 49 years and literally died in office. These people have too much power because of their longevity and lose touch with the folks. It is time for term limits: twelve years in the House and twelve years in the Senate.

Joe Pa turned into Joe Pathetic in the end as did Mr. Byrd. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I still remember when I had to take the car keys away from my mother because she could no longer drive skillfully. If I hadn't, she probably would have killed somebody.

It's time to take the keys away from the corrupt beltway blowhards. If you don't believe me, ask the trustees of Penn State. The Joe Pathetic debacle will cost Penn State tens of millions of dollars after all the lawsuits are settled.

The Beltway Blowhards who seem to stay forever are costing us trillions of dollars and our future is at state. If they won't leave, let's take away their keys on election day.



Let's Throw These Clowns Out of Office!