"Senator" Barbara Boxer

Barbara Boxer serves on some environmental committee in the Senate. A General from the Army (I believe) was testifying in front of her, and called her "ma'am". Ms. Boxer said the following: "Do me a favor, could you say 'Senator' instead of 'ma'am'? It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it."

How about that for arrogance? Hey Ms. Boxer, who gave you the title of Senator? How about the people of California. Do you think that just because you got a bunch of liberal fools to vote for you in one of the most liberal states of the country that you deserve to be addressed as only "Senator" as if you're some sort of American royalty? Well, Ms. Boxer, to me you are royalty. The Queen of Botox*. Now stop worrying about what title people use to address you, and get on with abortion rights or gun control, or whatever it is you want to do to further stomp on the Constitution. Geesh.

I've always been turned off by arrogant people that have to be addressed by their title. In fact, I tell my students that they have to address me by the title of "Master" instead of "Mister". Just because I think it's so funny when people are that into themselves and their accomplishments.

Now arrogance isn't confined only to the Democrats. There are some Republicans (although much less in my humble opinion) that also see their position in our government as some sort of birthright. Americans are getting tired of it, and I thought it was pretty well expressed in a letter to talk radio host Glenn Beck.

It is from Janet Contreras, a woman that lives in Arizona. It is an open letter to the leaders of our country, and the main point of the letter is to start doing the job you were sent to Washington to do, which is to uphold the Constitution.

She has 12 specific points that she touches on in the letter:

1- Illegal Immigration
2- TARP bill
3- Czars
4- Cap and Trade
5- Universal Health Care
6- Growing government control
7- ACORN
8- Redistribution of wealth
9- Charity
10- Corporate bailouts
11- Transparency and accountability
12- Unprecedented quick spending

She has been a Democrat her whole life, but realized the party no longer served her, so she switched to Republican. She is also starting to realize that the Republican party also doesn't represent her views.

The letter is here. There is a petition to sign here if you like the letter.

88,340 have signed the petition already... in the last hour more than 3,000 have.

*The Independent Elephant can neither confirm nor deny the use of Botox by one Ms. Barbara Boxer.