Given that this blog has not been updated in quite a while, the theme applies to multiple facets of this writing, including the current topic: our government.
Not necessarily absent, but definitely maintaining a steady record loss in making decisions. There is no action. President Obama, his staff and their GOP counterparts are “stuck in action.” There is nothing but one step forward, two steps back. Constant, never-changing vigilance that puts our nation at a veritable stand still. Laws have passed and been debated, even pushed into a system that deliberates for months, halting progress. Social norms have changed but continue to be protested; the country seems very much split in their anger over what our representatives should be doing. Outcry expressed in recall elections demonstrated the turmoil and indecision many people have been facing since the economy took a turn for the worse.
And now, the frustration mounts, adding to the total every time a representative votes against common sense, every time the president is kicked down and does not fight back; all of this adds to conflict. To quote former President Bill Clinton, "conflict seems to be better politics; cooperation is better economics."
It seems that many politicians are playing with fifth grade policies in which you have to “side with your friends” if you want to stay in the group. “If you’re nice to Kelly, I won’t hang out with you anymore” is now equivalent to “vote with them, forget about your support later.” With all of the people watching, it appears to be more important to be oriented toward polling numbers than it is effective government.
America does not need more chaos or to be given more options, it needs results.
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