Musician Sting calls American politicians unpatriotic

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The political gamesmanship that has been going on in Washington, D.C. has not gone unnoticed by foreign born celebrities in the United States. In an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the legendary singer, songwriter Sting was asked what he thought about America’s latest battles between democrat and republican politicians. Sting said, “I think it’s unpatriotic.”

Sting was also disappointed in the lack of progress being made regarding climate change and environmental protection.  In 2009, Sting joined forces with Prince Charles in an effort to stop the destruction of the world’s rain forests. Sting told the Independent UK , “Thirty years ago I wrote ‘Message in a Bottle’. Today I’m joining forces with the Prince of Wales and many others  to send an SOS to the world.”

Sting may not be alone in his belief that American politicians are unpatriotic. US citizens on both sides of the aisle are not pleased with recent maneuvering by lawmakers to extend the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.  President Obama compared the republican insistence on including the top 2% for tax breaks like “negotiating with hostage takers.”

Due to the ‘unpatriotic… hostage taking’ of the American public by republicans to assure discounts for the wealthy, the tax package will add $900 billion to the United States federal deficit.

MSNBC Morning Joe Video on Obama tax cut compromise: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe#40565551

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