At this critical moment in our country history, when we need leadership most– we seem to be lacking leadership at the federal, state and local levels. The voices we hear are from: ideologues, toadies for special interest groups of all persuasions, or the misinformed public shouting at the top of their voices.
It seems to be that some governors (NY, NJ, CA) have taken the bull by the horn and are staking their reputation and futures on bringing creative solutions to their problems and equally spreading the sacrifice. We, Americans, are not afraid to sacrifice for the greater good. Others like in WI are bent on taking us back to an age of darkness and inequality by ascribing our ills to unions -- Wake up governor; have you heard of Goldman Sachs? Wall Street melt down? They are equally culpable for your deficit.
We cannot ascribe the word leadership to the Republican membership in the House of Representatives; or the White House – the managers of our fiscal health.
We just had a report of from a joint commission which detailed the need for cuts in the entitlement and defense areas to get our house in order. The questions which need to be asked from this President are: When will you lead? When will you be true to your motto – ‘Yes we can’?
We need to cut the uncontrolled growth of our government and paradoxically, invest in our future… ‘Yes, we can’ has given way to ‘You go first’.
Expecting anything from the divided House of Representatives is wasting our time and hoping for Obama to become a leader may be a vain hope.
I know little of Chris Littleton of Ohio, but he does seem to have a reasoned demeanor about him and he is an influential, voice in the Tea Party... Mr. President how about inviting him for a frank dialog? Maybe, we begin the process of coalescing this country to speak with a focused voice on how to solve our problems and in the process, leave a legacy of hope to our grandchildren.
