U.S. Senator Tom Coburn
"In both the executive branch and Congress, Americans witnessed an unwinding of the country's founding principles and of their government's most basic responsibilities," Coburn wrote in an op-ed piece for The Wall Street Journal.
"The rule of law gave way to the rule of rulers. And the rule of reality . . . gave way to some politicians' belief that they were entitled to both their own opinions and their own facts," the Oklahoma Republican added.
The senator urged American voters to clean house in the midterm elections, saying "the institutions of government barely function."
"In 2014, here's a message worth considering: If you don't like the rulers you have, you don't have to keep them."
Coburn also criticized President Barack Obama for conforming to the political culture in Washington that he had vowed to reform as a presidential candidate.
He also lamented the botched rollout of Obama's signature healthcare law known as Obamacare.
The Obamacare rollout, controversial revelations of NSA surveillance and stalled efforts on gun control and immigration were among a range of issues which confounded the administration in 2013.
End-of-year opinion polls have indicated that the American people were not satisfied with the White House and Congress last year.
Comment: Yep, 2013 was indeed a very bad year for the world overall. However, this seems to be just some more posturing in the vein of promoting a false right-left political paradigm, as if there would be some significant difference in how the U.S. government operates, both within and beyond its borders, if the names and faces in Washington were to be substituted/replaced.
We could call it political theater for the benefit of public consumption, the same 'ole song and dance, and the kool-aid continues to pour, red or blue, take your pick.
It would be wise to keep in mind that no matter which side of the aisle they're on, these politicians all work for the same 'people' - and those 'people' are not everyday, rank-and-file Americans.
Psychopaths ruled the U.S. government and the world in 2013 and that song remains on the playlist for 2014 as well.