By Omar Simpson, Esq.
Gridlock bothers me more than any single political issue today. Why? Because It is often born of bullheadedness and ego. Maybe it’s the military man in me, but when I see a bunch of people sitting around unable to make a decision I want to kick them square in the a$$ and tell them to make a frakking decision!
Use the best info you have, the best intel that you have and move forward. There are no perfect solutions and perfect situations! Every person on any of our military services will tell you that! We never have 100% of the info we need, we never have 100% accuracy, but at the end of the day you get the best info you can and move ahead.
Politics drives me crazy, but gridlocked politicians drive me insane! Sit down, go over the pros and cons based on available info and make a decision that is best for our nation. The world doesn’t thine we are on decline because we can’t make things anymore, the world thins America is on decline because we can’t make a damn decision.
Example…Iran. We’ve already told the world that we will not allow Iran to have nuclear capability. They keep trying to build nukes and are getting closer daily. Getting nukes is a game changer for them. What about using sanctions? They are not going to stop trying to build nukes no matter what we say. Decision. Destroy their capability or let them get nukes? Duh…destroy their nuclear capability. Negotiate with them after their nukes are destroyed. Offer energy technology assistance afterwards, but destroy the nukes today.
Economy…we know small businesses are the engine of the economy. Put in policies to encourage small business growth…low or no taxes for small businesses. Tax revenue will be generated from increased economic activity of employees that now have jobs.
Education…technology grows the economy. Engineers and scientist must be taught and trained. More educated people mean more tech businesses, employees and earnings. Ramp up targeted science and tech programs from middle school up. Get rid of ineffective programs.
I could go on all day…but my main point is gridlock kills our ability to make ANY beneficial decisions. Gridlock has us wriggling like hogs in the filth of our own indecision.
To those in office: Wake up. Learn to talk to each other… learn to compromise and learn to make decisions together.
To Voters: if our elected officials can’t end their gridlock, kick em out and elect someone else.
Gridlock, more than any single issue today, is the real threat and the ultimate enemy. If we can’t make decisions, we can’t survive. Period. We must elect leaders that will actually make decisions and lead.
Omar Simpson, Esq.
So your point is to vote against Obama……
I think the point is to stop voting for career politicians.
ps. that includes Romney and Obama
Romney is not a career politician. He is a businessman with some political experience. That can’t be said (in either situation) for Obama.
If his business was loading up companies with debt and leaving them for dead, then I agree.
Q,
You feel this way because you are a racist.
I sincerely doubt that you could have made a more ignorant statement Q!
Arturro, yes Q. could and has made more ignorant statements. I accused him of racism because that is what he is all about.
@Arturro – please elaborate.
@Monster – well, you would know best….
Q, I am calling you on your hugely biased statement; “If his business was loading up companies with debt and leaving them for dead, then I agree.” Romney did not do what you are saying. He was responsible for directing Bane Capital into investments which stood odds of making money for Bane. Bane’s investors expected that to happen and ion many cases that is exactly what happened. Any number of really great successful companies owe their current success to the financial and managerial assistance that Came from Bane. Much like buying a used car, however some turn out to be great and run forever, but some of them begin to nickle and dime you to death. The good used car keeps getting maintenance and service and performs for any and all owners. The bad ones get sold for their junk value and are only valuable for their parts and the rest gets scrapped. Bane bought several companies which had been mismanaged to the point where no amount of money or assistance would salvage them and the did just that, parted them out and scrapped the rest. The others like Staples, Home Depot, etc. etc. are now thriving and hiring thousands of Americans in this country. Repeating the Obama lies does not and will not change those facts.
@Arturro – do some research on KB Toys and see how well Bain’s involvement worked out for them.
Completely irrelevant to being president.
Despite the spin the POTUS is not a CEO. The POTUS has less power over the government than any CEO does over his company. Congress is not a board of directors.
Foreign and Social policies are not conducive to bottom line analysis and the country operates on more than quarterly reports despite the media and wallstreet’s incessant obsession with extremely short term predictors of long term success.
ROMNEY HAS 20 YRS IN THE POLITCAL BUSINESS. THAT MAKES IT A CAREER !!
@ Mike and Q
I was simply making the distinction between the amount of time spent in political office and that of owning a ownership. A bit touchy are we?
Most of that unsuccessfully.
A quote from Will Rogers in favor of gridlock:
“There is good news from Washington today. Congress is deadlocked and can’t act.”
It’s the politicians who have been in office for more than a few terms who have gotten us into the situation we’re in today. EVERY ONE OF THEM make backroom deals, take bribes from lobbyists and look out more for themselves then for the American people. This is even more true in Annapolis. The solution is use our power of term limits (voting)and get rid of the career politicians before they learn how to make themselves millionaires.Teaching political science or social studies from grade one would also help.