Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee - we have no royalty in the United States

I hope this link brings you to the story I'm referring to. It's on the Patriot Action Network site and, I've found that, for viewers who are not registered with some of the sites I link to, the stories I'm referring to don't always show up for them.

I hope you can read this story because I think it's important. It's a story about Rep.Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) who, apparently, acts like a bit of a prima donna. If the story is only half true, it's fair to say that she is extremely abusive to her staff. Uncompromising, inflexible, aloof, aggressive and insane do not represent a good mix in anyone, but their like dynamite and a lit fuse when someone has the 'power' of a Congressional seat to back them up.

The point of this story and, from my opinion, the reason it's important is that it demonstrates an attitude of arrogance that we should all be familiar with by now. Think Nancy Pelosi.

I've seen a lot of child movie stars over the years - the kid from Home Alone, Lindsey Lohan, Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, just to name a few. It's gotten to the point that, whenever a new kid star appears on the scene, I hold my breath hoping this won't turn out to be another dingbat.

Of course, I can't entirely blame the kid. All that fame, people pandering to their every wish - I've never walked in their shoes (I was somewhat less than famous as a child) but I can imagine that would twist their egos 360-degrees and back again. Without a solid foundation, apparently often missing with parents who are as unprepared for the limelight as the children, odds are against the kids. More than likely, they'll turnout as arrogant little snots that would do well with an occasional slap upside the head they only receive psychologically when their misdeeds are spread across the news.

I've heard it said of some of these stars that 'they were born for fame.' That may be true in terms of their talent but it seldom seems the case in terms of their psyche. As infants, we are not born with the defense mechanisms required to deal appropriately with fame and all its trappings.

While I can make some, small allowances for child stars gone bad, I can think of no defense for a grown woman arriving in Congress with the same starstruck, look-at-me, I'm a big shot attitude. And that's what Congresswoman Lee has - a big-shot attitude. I understand from the story that she has referred to herself as a "queen."

This doesn't merely show arrogance; it shows a total and complete lack of comprehension about her role in Washington, D.C. She treats her staffers terribly because they have the misfortune to work for her.

Well, Rep. Lee, you work for me, as well as 300-million other Americans. You don't have a position of royalty. We shed that problem more than 200 years ago and at the cost of American blood - even the blood of Black Americans - if you require that personal connection.

As one of your bosses, I have a couple requests. One is that you sit down and read the Constitution. It's not as long as the Obamacare bill you passed last year but I'm fairly certain you haven't read it either. You might also do well to read the Declaration of Independence and it wouldn't hurt to find a good book about the American Revolution (the official one that started in 1776). Read these items with an open mind and you may come away from the experience with a Frank-Capra-like moment of clarity.

I have one other request. As one of your bosses, I would like you to instruct your staff members that, every time you call one of them a bad name, they say the same thing to you on my behalf. But, since you're unlikely to follow through on that directive, please allow me a little head start - you ... Sorry, I can't do it. You clearly deserve it but I just don't care to lower myself to your level today. I'm having enough trouble digging myself out of my corner of the financial hole you and your cohorts have dropped this country in.