Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The House Divided? You can change that....

Reading the comments following many of the political stories of the day on-line is usually a fairly depressing experience. I'm amazed that so few commentators have a firm, intelligent grasp of the issues facing our country, knowledge of current events and the history that brought us to this moment, yet are quick to demonize anyone who doesn't share their opinion. Further, that we expect our President to solve all our problems within fifteen minutes or that five second sound bites from the opposition's candidate provide a better solution. The Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 2010 on the national platform of jobs, jobs, jobs and yet have failed to pass any legislation that creates any. On the other hand, they have worked mightily to curtail progress regarding women's health care and address a non-existent problem: election day in person voting fraud.

Maybe folks will start reading the entire Constitution where the words "common welfare" appear and not in a negative way. My hope is that more Americans are more advanced in their thinking and will exercise their voting franchise that has allowed and enabled our Republic to endure by bringing people to the Capitol who are not strident ideologues catering to the interests of a select few who have managed to hi-jack the state primaries. Reasonable people can agree to disagree and still seek common ground. Doesn't seem to be the case in the Republican Party these days.

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