Michael1942's Blog

Did our President ever dream that he was in a country that was really ready for change? Even looking at the overwhelming mandate from the voters in his election, the real fight was always in the not so ready for change Congress. Our Congress unfortunately does not want change especially anything proposed from an upstart man of color. With all of the progress made in America our leaders and opinion makers have not moved beyond antebellum thinking of Black and White places in society.They all appear to espouse the openness of opportunity to all but in their own little circles they continue to segregate the country.You can be sure many Congressional members jointly and severally are uncomfortable with a non white stating what is needed for progress and have made a concerted effort to belie those ideas to the detriment of the voting public. It is the place of the voters to listen carefully and act wisely on what is presented by these factions in the media. It is quite easy to issue seemingly plausible arguments as to the failures of the President but the true change is in the hands of the longterm residents of Congressional seats who by their media remarks and actions have undermined the progress that could have been made by the simple act of doing the jobs they were elected to do. Amazingly many voters still think the President can do what ever is necessary to get our work done, this is absolutely not the case. Our constitution was set up to create a check and balance system so no one branch could do any harm to the civilian population but our Congress has effectively led us down a path to an economic which will take another 20 years to recover from no matter who is President.

At this time we have an ineffective Congress that is too involved in running for office and self promotion to do what they were elected to do. These “leaders” have over the years improved their own lots while the conditions of their voting base has gone south. The founding fathers never intended for Congress to be a full time position, even in these modern times with the huge amount of work to be done, Congress does not need to be a full time position. We have had in past years several high profile members who in their zeal created turmoil across the county to our detriment and to no good end. The modern Congress has enhanced their positions to a point of “Hollywood” style stardom which has not done much to move us in the right direction. These “leaders(?) spend more time “spinning” information than issuing facts that people can believe. The reason we are at such odds with one member or another is the advent of wider media coverage and their (the Congress) willingness to be seen as more than they are. I believe that coverage of Congressional proceedings should include the backrooms and other sacred areas where the real business of government is discussed. It is the job of the Congress to advance the good of the people not fight with other parties and factions but to determine what is needed for progress. Current aspirants for the Presidential nomination are all making references as to what they would do if elected and what the current administration should be ding or should have done but when you are in the big seat, the view is different.