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Health Care and Politics
The Health Care mess continues with both parties blaming each other and getting no where.
A number of years ago, when the Republicans were in power, they failed miserably to address the Health Care issue. They didn't even have it on their agenda. They could have implemented tort reform, and easily addressed all of their current concerns but they didn't. Why? Now that the Democrats are in charge, the Republicans (Conservatives) are screaming foul and for good reason but why all of a sudden.
Politics in Washington has become so partisan. The Democrats are not even letting any Republican backed issues on the floor for discussion. It is there ball and they are not going to share it with anyone. They would rather take it and go home before allowing any Republican input. Much like the Republicans did when they were in power.
The Democratic Leadership think they are the only ones with any good ideas.
What the current controlling party (Democrats) and the previous Republcan party, when they were in control, are saying to the American public is, "Screw you, we don't give a crap what you want, what you think or what is good for the country. You are nothing to any of us except a free ride. We won't listen to you unless we have to get re-elected and then we will only give you lip service. Go to hell."
And the American public is accepting this with nary a whimper.
Conservatives can hold their Tea Parties (I attended a couple this year)and liberals will continue to call them UnAmerican, but no one has the courage to try to work together.
I can't believe that all Republican ideas are bad and that the Democratic bills are all incompetently written. There has to be some common ground from which both parties can agree.
This egomaniacal attitude has got to STOP! Special interests and lobbyists (campaign contributions) are controlling all of these politicians and not one of them has the courage, let alone the ability, to break through the crime and corruption of these political leaders.
People like Nancy Pelosi, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Alan Grayson, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich have got to change their selfish, self serving, ideological attitudes and mindset. It is time to get rid of the entire bunch, starting in 2012.
It is Time to Take a Stand!
A number of years ago, when the Republicans were in power, they failed miserably to address the Health Care issue. They didn't even have it on their agenda. They could have implemented tort reform, and easily addressed all of their current concerns but they didn't. Why? Now that the Democrats are in charge, the Republicans (Conservatives) are screaming foul and for good reason but why all of a sudden.
Politics in Washington has become so partisan. The Democrats are not even letting any Republican backed issues on the floor for discussion. It is there ball and they are not going to share it with anyone. They would rather take it and go home before allowing any Republican input. Much like the Republicans did when they were in power.
The Democratic Leadership think they are the only ones with any good ideas.
What the current controlling party (Democrats) and the previous Republcan party, when they were in control, are saying to the American public is, "Screw you, we don't give a crap what you want, what you think or what is good for the country. You are nothing to any of us except a free ride. We won't listen to you unless we have to get re-elected and then we will only give you lip service. Go to hell."
And the American public is accepting this with nary a whimper.
Conservatives can hold their Tea Parties (I attended a couple this year)and liberals will continue to call them UnAmerican, but no one has the courage to try to work together.
I can't believe that all Republican ideas are bad and that the Democratic bills are all incompetently written. There has to be some common ground from which both parties can agree.
This egomaniacal attitude has got to STOP! Special interests and lobbyists (campaign contributions) are controlling all of these politicians and not one of them has the courage, let alone the ability, to break through the crime and corruption of these political leaders.
People like Nancy Pelosi, Charles Rangel, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Alan Grayson, Michael Steele, Newt Gingrich have got to change their selfish, self serving, ideological attitudes and mindset. It is time to get rid of the entire bunch, starting in 2012.
It is Time to Take a Stand!
posted by Brian J Perks at
10:19 AM
1 Comments:
Brian, while I agree special interests have way too much influence in our politics, I disagree with everything else you wrote.
Name ONE good idea Republicans have had that would benefit the majority of Americans. I'm waiting.
You're also wrong that Congress doesn't listen. Tea baggers thought they were on the rise during August, but polls consistently show Americans want health care reform, even 51% of Republicans polled want a public option. It seems to me that they are listening, now that they are on the verge of passing health care reform with a robust public option.
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