Let's Get This Started

Welcome to my blog!

This blog will be focused on the current US political climate. With the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the tensions with North Korea and Iran, and the aftermath of the 2006 Congressional elections, people who normally don't pay any attention to politics are tuning in. This will be a time of great change, and will be history in the making. I invite you to participate with me in this time of great change.

It is my belief that politics are becoming more and more tedious and self-defeating. I don't want to sound like an anti-everything politician hater, because I am not, I am actually quite the opposite. Our politicians are great Americans that, unfortunately, sometimes are seen in the wrong light. However, I hold the opinion that in order for our government to get done what we want them and need them to get done, they have to cross the aisle and negotiate with members of the other party. Most politicians agree that certain things need to get done, but they don't get these things done because they don't want to give the other party any credit. Pressing issues such as universal health care keep getting shoved into a dark corner because nobody wants to give credit to someone else, and will eventually come back.

On Yahoo questions the other day Sen. Hillary Clinton asked what should be done about health care. When her husband was in office some 14 years ago the same question was being asked. We still can't find a solution? Canada has universal health care, why not here?

I recently saw a study that showed what percentage of Americans trust certain groups of people. Among the least trusted groups of people were members of Congress, above them were crack dealers. Why do we trust crack dealers more than the people we elect to represent us in Congress?

In this blog I will be analyzing daily news (with links to the stories) and asking for your opinions on these topics. If something comes up that needs our attention we will lobby our representatives for the necessary change. We are the people of the greatest nation on the world, and we do have a say in our country, sometimes we forget that. Let's help our representatives cross the aisle and build the country that we deserve.