Congressional Mayhem
What an adrenaline rush it was to witness Congress in absolute meltdown on NPR the other day. Finally, some real emotional and intellectual input. Politics as we know it has gotten entirely too pussy-footed to get any real work done.
I know the amendment to pull troops out of Iraq didn't pass; as anti-war as I am, I'm not sure it was even a good idea. But it was refreshing to see someone not afraid to stand up and say, "Our current situation is based on faulty assumptions and is getting intolerable. It is time to take definitive actions and decisions."
I'm so tired of elected officials being too concerned about poll results or campaign contributions to pay attention to the direction our country is headed in. I'm tired of politicians and the media being so afraid of the administration that they can't point out inconsistencies in policy or criticize any presidential decisions (hello, torture???). I'm tired of the administration having the power to inflict that kind of fear.
We should all be tired of the fear we are constantly asked to live with. There has always been war, there has always been violence. Just because the United States has lived in a relatively safe bubble for several decades does not mean we are immune to the negative effects of human society that the rest of the world has lived with for thousands of years.
We do not need to live in fear of "the next attack." We DO need to live in fear of disenfranchising the most vulnerable among us. We cannot forget the poor, the sick and the elderly. We are not a society of castes: the rich and the poor, the white and the others. We are one nation of Americans from all kinds of backgrounds. It is this richness and variety that makes us who we are as a country. Those who forget this basic fact have forgotten what it is that makes them Americans.
Just because a person is elected to the office of President of the United States does not mean he or she is above criticism. For that person to call critics unpatriotic traitors goes against everything this country was founded on. We have always supported free speech; we are founded on disagreements with government.
It is time for our Congressmen and Congresswomen to pay attention to where our nation is being led. It is time for them to stop following fearfully and lead with determination. It is time for all of us to demand the leadership we deserve.
I know the amendment to pull troops out of Iraq didn't pass; as anti-war as I am, I'm not sure it was even a good idea. But it was refreshing to see someone not afraid to stand up and say, "Our current situation is based on faulty assumptions and is getting intolerable. It is time to take definitive actions and decisions."
I'm so tired of elected officials being too concerned about poll results or campaign contributions to pay attention to the direction our country is headed in. I'm tired of politicians and the media being so afraid of the administration that they can't point out inconsistencies in policy or criticize any presidential decisions (hello, torture???). I'm tired of the administration having the power to inflict that kind of fear.
We should all be tired of the fear we are constantly asked to live with. There has always been war, there has always been violence. Just because the United States has lived in a relatively safe bubble for several decades does not mean we are immune to the negative effects of human society that the rest of the world has lived with for thousands of years.
We do not need to live in fear of "the next attack." We DO need to live in fear of disenfranchising the most vulnerable among us. We cannot forget the poor, the sick and the elderly. We are not a society of castes: the rich and the poor, the white and the others. We are one nation of Americans from all kinds of backgrounds. It is this richness and variety that makes us who we are as a country. Those who forget this basic fact have forgotten what it is that makes them Americans.
Just because a person is elected to the office of President of the United States does not mean he or she is above criticism. For that person to call critics unpatriotic traitors goes against everything this country was founded on. We have always supported free speech; we are founded on disagreements with government.
It is time for our Congressmen and Congresswomen to pay attention to where our nation is being led. It is time for them to stop following fearfully and lead with determination. It is time for all of us to demand the leadership we deserve.
posted by springmeus at 9:43 AM
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