I can remember a time when our elected officials would use debate as tool to find common ground and ultimately agree on matters before them. The end game of that process was to continually improve the lives of constituents. The take away for the politician would be re-election.
Something has changed. Congress is no longer able to find enough common ground to keep the process moving forward, even when the stakes for the constituents are higher than ever.
I suspect that one side is using the "Party of No" philosophy to gain as much political gain as possible before ultimately agreeing. That's fine as long as we don't lose sight of the goal, approving a realistic budget before we default. I have no doubt that our country would suffer in some way if we are unable to meet the budget deadline. Anyone that denies this reality is uninformed. This is a crisis that must be resolved.
Our elected officials were sent to Washington by the voters to do a job for the American public yet all they can find to do is bicker about principles and ideas that have no direct bearing on the looming crisis before us.
Is the Congress willing to continue on a course that will undoubtedly lead to default?
On June 30th the State of Minnesota had to begin shutting down state services as they had no approved budget. All but the most critical Minnesota services will shut down for the first time since 2005, including state parks for the July 4 weekend.
Is this where Congress is taking our nation?
We have two and a half weeks to get this settled. If the congress refuses to it's job the only winners will be the people that don't like our country.
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I remember what my father-in-law always said at election time. We should vote out every incumbent and vote in the newcomers. Don't let anyone get too comfortable in their position.
We need to let the politicians know that they are not getting the job done for the people.
Think about it!
