The Common Cause
Is change really coming? I believe the answer to that is yes, but very slowly. President Obama is a man not a super hero. There are a great many things that need to be changed.
The little Bush administration caused a fracture between the whole of the world and America. The economy was left in shambles over the preference of the federal government favoring large corporations over protecting the individual.
There was no plan or direction that was suitably left for President Obama.
Congress was elected to be overwhelmingly Democratic. Sadly, many people in Congress are too lazy or afraid to make any progress toward change.
The Republicans on the other side of the aisle systematically vote against any bill sponsored by a Democrat, regardless of topic.
So we have the side with a mandate doing nothing out of fear, and the recently removed from power Republicans stand against all progress.
Today change is a buzzword. Change has happened. We aren’t declaring war on nations that have not attacked us or have not planned on attacking our nation.
There is change in the economic market of the United States. We have seen change in the direction of foreign policy of this great nation.
There are fear tactics being thrown around. Lies have been spread about the direction this nation is currently moving. Death panels, Socialism, Nazism, and various other lies have been thrown out into the public.
These things have no truth at all. This changes the minds of the uneducated and the misinformed. There needs to be honest information being given to the people so that they might be able to see the progress the federal government is making for the people.
The reality makes no different to the liars. The liars who spread misinformation do not care about the welfare of the general public. They have the special interests of the few in mind.
This is a terrible position to place the people of this country in. The opposition doesn’t care.
President Obama is trying. He isn’t perfect. America criticizes the Iranian election for fraud, while the nation we currently occupy, Afghanistan, does the same thing.
The world is complicated.
America is only a part of the whole. Obama is trying to change the view of the whole of the world. It is difficult.
The American economy is a beast. It is wild and cannot be immediately changed, but we are making progress, thus says the Obama apologist…
The Sowards Report
…As anyone who has read my columns in the past knows that I am not the Obama apologist that Jay happens to be.
However I believe this is an interesting topic, and since Jay and I have been given this unique opportunity to work together on a column, here it goes:
President Obama was elected by a majority of Americans last November. To many, this majority signaled a mandate, a mandate for change.
We all heard so much of this during the debate and presidential coverage, you all know what I’m talking about, “hope” and “change we can believe in.” But where is it?
Is it coming, or is it still stashed away in the immortal words of President Kennedy?
While I am more skeptical than Jay, I have openly said that I do anticipate to see this mass change that we were all promised last year.
The first step, obviously, is in regard to health reform. This issue has been dominated by Democrats (mostly while being the minority party) for the past thirty years.
Now that the Democrats have control of both the legislative and executive branches of government, we have a real opportunity to fix the system and change the way we do business in this country.
But in order to do this, the president has to learn how to play ball.
By play ball I do not mean coming in during the 9th inning hoping to knock one out of the park, but play sound and solid ball throughout the course of the game so you are not down and hoping to get a miracle in the end.
Sadly, the Hail Mary rarely ever works (with the exception of the occasional Brett Favre).
Obama has sat on the sidelines watching this debate take place, and watching others craft the legislation.
He spoke to Congress, but afterwards even Democrats were still confused as to what exactly he wanted out of this legislation. How can you craft “change” out of ambiguity?
Well, quite frankly, you cannot.
I believe the change will happen, and I believe it is a true possibility in America.
However, I do not think that this will come to fruition with an inactive president. He wins global awards, yet cannot get his own party together long enough to craft a single health care bill?
I know I’m not the only person less than satisfied with the progress thus far.
Until we know what the president plans to do, and how he intends to pass this “change” legislation we’re all sitting and waiting.
Although, I’m sure that after four years have passed all of you will be able to sit back and see whose opinion was more accurate: Jay’s hopeful optimism, or my scathing cynicism.
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