Here is a line from an article I read on Fox News. “But at
this stage, a shutdown is highly possible, and congressional leaders are hard
at work trying to assign blame”. This is so true and also very sad. Neither
side will budge, there is no compromise and the American people will suffer.
Even if the Senate does pass the budget bill allowing for the delay of Obama
care, this shutdown will not be averted. I saw on the news that the POTUS said
he will veto the bill. So the President, who said he wants to work with
Republicans, will only do so if he gets his way. Where I come from we don’t
call that working together. That’s called bullying.
I’m not going to go into my feelings on the budget and
Obamacare in this post. I just want to point out my disappointment in our
current politicians, from both sides. Wipe away the line in the sand and come
to a compromise, if only for a short while. I would also like to point out to
the POTUS, whatever the House and Senate decide, go with it. Don’t “take your
ball and go home”.
One last point. I have heard many people (especially
government workers, who are facing no paychecks) say that congress would fix
this if their paychecks were on the line. No they would not. How many House and
Senate members rely on their government paycheck? Not very many, most of them were
successful in business before taking their position. If you really want to hurt
congressional members, furlough their aides. See what happens when they have to
do the work themselves.
