Each day I read about someone stepping down or deciding not to run for re-election, and if its a Democrat that is retiring, the Republicans get very excited by this. While I am a conservative, I am not blind. I have yet to see the two parties come together on anything. While I am against the Federal Government taking over health care, I am not against health care reform. To me it seems that the politicians want or need for it to be about their Party, when all the American People want is for the Federal Government to work. We do not want to have to hear or read about why something can’t get done in a sensible fashion. There is no need for our National debt to be so high, nor is there any reason why both sides can’t sit down and work through the problems we face today. If they are more concerned about getting re-elected then getting the job done that we sent them to do, they will find themselves looking for another job.
This is not about a party, this is about Our Country, and its time for both political parties to “man up”. Enough of the silly games, its time to stop trying to smack the other party around, and time to work together on the problems we face as a Nation.
Tough times calls for tough actions, while We the American People may not like having to pay more taxes or losing some services, if its explained why we have to, and it makes sense, we will do whatever it takes to get us back on the right track. Keep in mind few people want to pay for other people to sit around and live off the Government and the increase in taxes should be a temporary thing, if they are needed at all.
This is bigger then both parties and bigger then one person….It’s time that both parties came out with the truth. The truth being that we as a Country will have to make some hard decisions, some that will not be popular in the short run. No one I know wants to pay more taxes nor do they want to see the huge waste in spending that goes on each day, by our Federal Government.
I am tired of the same old same old, each day. Enough is enough. Both parties need to pull their heads out of the butts and get to work. Maybe its time we pulled the safety net out from under our elected officials? Let’s make the State’s pay for our own Senators and Congressmen, as well as the staff that goes along with it. Doing a good job? You will get a review each year just like a normal person does, if you rate a pay increase and there is money for you to get one, you will. If not? Maybe next year. While this approach may not work for the House side, it would for the senate, since each state has only 2 senators. We can do away with the nice medical insurance they get and put them on Medicare, do away with their retirement plan and force them to take Social Security and what other personal investments they have made for their retirement. I bet Medicare and Social Security would be high on the list of things that got fixed…..
Just food for thought
