Cooperation in government is needed
Hey savvy news reader! Thanks for choosing local.
You are now reading
1 of 3 free articles.
Editor,
Obviously, the surprise primary winners in some races are confounding the political arena, and for good reason. The last thing that the entrenched politicos expected was such a visible and demonstrative uprising signaling a repudiation of Washington politics as usual. And this is repudiation of greed, fear mongering, politics beholden to big money interests, putting re-election interests ahead of “we the people” interests, and the habitual party fighting party regardless of what might be best for America.
Call it Tea Party awakening; call it Republican discontent, call it Democratic discontent, call it Libertarian resurgence, call it conservative, call it liberal, call it what you want. The point is, there is a fundamental and necessary uprising within the vast electorate in this great nation of ours, which I believe is saying something like this:
“You know, I don’t know exactly what is wrong, but something about the way our great system of government is being run which is dead wrong. And I say, throw ‘em out. We need a new attitude; a new purpose; a new group of people running our government who have their ideas, ideals, and moral compasses set right.”
Just watch and listen. But pay no attention to positions on moral issues. They are simply individual beliefs which have nothing to do with what our national governing body should be involved in. But pay attention to much of what is being said which is grabbing the attention of many. You will find them speaking about “a new America, a change in our political system fueled by greed; a bright future built upon cooperation rather than divisiveness.”
We hear all sorts of attitudes and comments of this nature.
And these changes will not happen overnight, or within one election cycle, or perhaps even in one generation, but they will happen.
At least, this is my take on the whole thing.
Bob McClellan
Polson
