( CNN ) -- All the world 's a stage for Kim Kardashian , and we are merely players . Kim is everywhere . She 's on the cover of six magazines and counting : People , US , In Touch , OK , Star and OK ! Her wedding/divorce/possible reconciliation has dominated the cybersphere and Hollywood news shows : `` Access Hollywood , '' `` Inside Edition , '' E ! , TMZ . This is bigger than the Super Bowl and Christmas rolled into one . Kim should not just have her own TV shows , she should have her own network : KTV , all Kim , all the time . And even though the news du jour focuses on her marriage ending , which by the very nature of a marriage means two people are involved , the media barely mention her soon-to-be ex-husband . He 's just a prop . He 's akin to `` The Brady Bunch 's '' Greg Brady when Greg was cast as `` Johnny Bravo '' simply because the ornate jacket fit . I 'll be honest , I 've been caught up a bit in the Kim marriage/divorce craze myself . I 've read more than my share of articles on the most documented 72-day marriage in the history of the Western world . I have to thank Kim Kardashian and that guy she married for giving us a brief respite from the drumbeat of the often depressing , bile-inducing news . On some level , I truly wish that Kim Kardashian 's exploits could be our own only concerns . Would n't it be great if the universe consisted solely of keeping up with Kim , her sisters , mother and her stepfather , Bruce Jenner , who won an Olympic gold medal for the decathlon and who should also receive a medal for plastic surgery -- his face is as smooth and wrinkle-free as a honeydew melon . We would n't have to worry about the challenges of the U.S. economy , Greece teetering on the verge of default ( and potentially dragging down the eurozone ) or Syrian President Assad 's troops killing unarmed protesters . Instead , we 'd worry : Does Kim have to give the wedding gifts back ? Will she start dating right away -- especially since the NBA lockout offers her more options ? Will her divorce hearings be on cable or pay-per-view ? My fear is that Kim truly is our world . Kim , Justin and Lindsey have become the trinity worshipped at the expense of following domestic and world events . I know many people might ask : `` Why should I care about issues beyond those featured on E ! 's 'Chelsea Lately ' or TMZ ? Does it really impact me ? Can I actually change things ? '' I do n't want to repeat clichés like `` One person can make a difference . '' But common sense tells me that if we do n't understand the issues facing our nation , how can we have an opinion on them ? And in turn , how can we then intelligently criticize or support decisions our government is making , from taxes to foreign policy ? Leadership from `` We , the People '' might be the only way to push our dysfunctional Congress to actually do something that helps the middle class and our economy . Just last week , Congress showed us what happens when we leave members to their own devices . Instead of considering a jobs bill or anything else to spur our economy , the House voted to reaffirm `` In God We Trust '' as the official motto of the United States . That should truly help the almost 14 million Americans of out of work . I propose that Rep. J. Randy Forbes , who came up with the idea for this , be required to reimburse taxpayers for any money wasted on this . Regardless if you agree or not with tea partiers ' stand on political issues , they clearly have impacted U.S. policy . The Tea Party was started by a small group of dedicated , passionate people and it has grown in a few short years to a powerful force . And while it 's too soon to tell , the `` Occupy '' movement might also influence policy , or at least bring some issues to light . Thomas Jefferson 's words on the benefits of an informed electorate are still true : `` Whenever the people are well-informed , they can be trusted with their own government ; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice , they may be relied on to set them right . '' I 'm not saying we should n't keep up with the Kardashians , but let 's also keep up with the issues facing our nation . We deserve better than what we are getting from `` our '' Congress , and by being informed , it is my hope we can set it right . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Dean Obeidallah .
Dean Obeidallah : We 're obessed with Kim Kardashian : She 's on six magazine covers . He says news about her at least gave everybody a respite from the real news . But we should be paying just as much attention to political issues , Obeidallah says . Left on its own , Congress votes on national motto , he writes . We need to keep it on task .