Where To From Here?
The election is over. The American public has spoken.
But, this is not a time to gloat or to cry over spilt milk. It isn’t a time to “get even” or to go out of our way to prove a point. It also isn’t a time to give excuses and blame the other guy for your losses. It’s a time to “change our course” and do what is best for America and for the future of our country.
Mr. Bush in the past has spoken about bipartisan working arrangements with the Democratic Party, but recent history has proven that wasn’t what truly happened. Now that his close tie with the one party government has been broken, he is once again talking about bi-partisanship. Let’s hope he means it this time. We need it.
At this same time the Democratic Party has to go out of its way to cooperate with the executive branch in order to have a smooth transition in government that is best for the future. Some things they fought against will have to remain in place, and some laws will have to, and must, change. They must use good judgment and desire to do what is best, for that is the promise that has brought them to this opportunity given by the electorate.
Of course some of the bills passed by the majority during the past six years will have to be revisited, but not all. Of course oversight, reasonable oversight, will have to once again be used by the congress, but not to the detriment of our country. And, of course, solutions for the Iraq War, the control of our government by lobbyists, our overwhelming national debt, our loss of respect in the world, our illegal immigration problem, our loss of civil liberties, and the ridiculous election funding laws, must be found.
It is up to the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to come together and do what needs to be done. I know that it is like swimming against the current, but it has to happen. If it doesn’t, some day people will read the book The Rise and Fall of the American Experiment. We cannot and must not let that happen.
But, this is not a time to gloat or to cry over spilt milk. It isn’t a time to “get even” or to go out of our way to prove a point. It also isn’t a time to give excuses and blame the other guy for your losses. It’s a time to “change our course” and do what is best for America and for the future of our country.
Mr. Bush in the past has spoken about bipartisan working arrangements with the Democratic Party, but recent history has proven that wasn’t what truly happened. Now that his close tie with the one party government has been broken, he is once again talking about bi-partisanship. Let’s hope he means it this time. We need it.
At this same time the Democratic Party has to go out of its way to cooperate with the executive branch in order to have a smooth transition in government that is best for the future. Some things they fought against will have to remain in place, and some laws will have to, and must, change. They must use good judgment and desire to do what is best, for that is the promise that has brought them to this opportunity given by the electorate.
Of course some of the bills passed by the majority during the past six years will have to be revisited, but not all. Of course oversight, reasonable oversight, will have to once again be used by the congress, but not to the detriment of our country. And, of course, solutions for the Iraq War, the control of our government by lobbyists, our overwhelming national debt, our loss of respect in the world, our illegal immigration problem, our loss of civil liberties, and the ridiculous election funding laws, must be found.
It is up to the Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to come together and do what needs to be done. I know that it is like swimming against the current, but it has to happen. If it doesn’t, some day people will read the book The Rise and Fall of the American Experiment. We cannot and must not let that happen.
posted by Sam Schoolsky | 3:13 PM
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