Thursday, October 17, 2013
The Government Shutdown causes many emotions to run through my veins. The two biggest emotions that I am feeling are frustration and concern.
Frustration is boiling over in me just because of the fact that both sides, the Democrats and Republicans, refuse to talk or negotiate. Both sides should be ashamed of themselves. Instead of playing this game of "political chicken" and waiting for the other side to blink, at the expense of the American people, they need to stop acting like children and work together. I have said this many times before but I think it is worth repeating, if I were President, I would demand that both sides, go in a comfortable room, lock the door, order some Mexican food, some beer, and do not come out until they have come up with a solution. That may seem like a simple solution, however, I really think it could work. It is just like a parent putting a misbehaving child in a timeout. After a child is forced to go to his room for a while, he usually calms down and is able to be reasonable. Democrats and Republicans are acting like children, why not treat them like children.
This shutdown fiasco also fills me with concern. The reason this situation fill me concern is because not only is there intense fighting and bickering between Republicans and Democrats, but there is also fighting within the Republican party. I will be honest, I am a Republican. So for a selfish reason, this infighting in the party really concerns me. If the Republicans do not stop fighting and arguing amongst themselves, they will always remain divided, and therefore hurt their chances to have a clear message. A clear message is paramount if the Republicans ever have a chance to win another Presidential Election.
All I know is, this Shutdown needs to get resolved quickly.
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It is indeed a period of "Civil War" in the Republican party. Some, though, feel like this is good for the party in the long run as it will help them define themselves more clearly. Obviously you don't agree, but I'm wondering if you think there is any validity to this claim.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like the shutdown was perhaps a staged event from the beginning. It seems now like it never was going to end before the debt limit deadline, and that it wasn't going to go beyond that either. In a sense, the internal politics of the party played out in terms of the teapartiers choosing the shutdown route, and the mainstreamers determining that they wouldn't go past the debt limit. If this all is a result of internal dissension, it is hard to see it as a good thing.