It's Our Own Damn Fault

I'm not really into writing, so I usually try to use what others have put out there to support my opinions.  In looking for material to explain what is happening now in Washington, I was unable to find what I sought.  So I'll do my best.

I keep encountering people complaining about President Obama's policies.  They don't understand why he isn't keeping his campaign promises.  Well, the simple truth is he can't because we dropped the ball.  We didn't get out and vote for the right people in the last election so that the balance of power remained in his favor.  I don't have the level of knowledge needed to give a civics lesson on the topic, but I know he has to have the majority of Congress on his side on any topic in order to win on any position.  And, thanks to us, he doesn't have that.  Couple that with Senator McConnell's pledge to make President Obama a one-term president and there is no hope of advancing a liberal agenda in the current political arena.

So what can we do now?  Two things seem obvious to me.  1)  Continue sending messages to Congress in hopes that they will listen and perform in accordance with our wills.  2)  Let President Obama know that he still has our support.  After all, we did, very publicly, withdraw that support when we allowed the Tea Party and Republicans to take over the House of Representatives.  I believe a President Obama who believes we have faith in him will make a bold move when the next opportunity arises.  I also believe he won't do anything bold in the face of uncertainty.

It may very well be that the best we can do in the near future is limit the damage the Republicans and Tea Party can do, and re-establish a more beneficial balance in the next election.