We are a country obsessed with drama and can't seem to stand for a slow
news day. If it is not what President Donald Trump has said, it is what he
didn’t say. If it is not what the current administration did, it is what they
didn’t do. And the same patterns run through each political party, each
decision made, each action taken.
Politics is about power. For one
side to “win” the other must “lose”. It
is all about scoring political points as tallied by the media. Speaker Paul Ryan said his first job is the
reelection of his members and the control of the House. That is his first job? Not good public policy within good
constitutional order?
We demand that our political bodies come together to agree on some
compromise to better the country, yet we stand outside the walls of Congress
and partake in the same argumentative manner which is then inflated and
furthered by the overly dramatic and terribly partisan media coverage.
How can we demand better from our government if we are acting no better
ourselves? We should strive to embody the character and manner that we ask for
in our government representatives. And
they should strive to do better for the public good.
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