This week in Congress the Republican majority is pushing an ill-conceived attempt to pass a repeal of Obamacare. I know this is a time honored tradition of the majority in Congress, no matter which party is in control of that particular session. Wasting taxpayers time and money to pass bills and resolutions that have absolutely zero chance of being addressed by the Senate.
This is what I see as one of the major problems with the hyper-partisan politics. There are many pressing issues that are silently waiting in the corners of Congress just waiting to be addresses. Issues such as unemployment, how to get the US out of Afghanistan with dignity, voter ID laws, meaningful immigration reform and of course passing a budget that stands a chance of getting signed by the President. However, during an election year, Congress would rather spin there wheels making some grand gesture rather than doing something that helps pull the country out of the economic hell we are currently in.
I do not need grand gestures made by Congress. What I need is a Congress who is willing to work on both sides of the aisle to tackle the pressing issues of our time.
Most of the 2010 Republicans won their seats because they were Washington outsiders but are they really? If they are outsiders they sure have learned a lot from Pelosi and the Democrats when they last controlled Congress. We have, for far too long, gone without a Congress who is willing to put party loyalty behind what is good for the citizens of the US.
