Our political system has become undeniably paralyzed by partisanship and particularly by a Republican Party that has steadfastly refused, and even announced the fact to the media, that they will not allow the passage of any proposal made by Obama.

While it would be impossible to actually blame Obama for failing to solve the massive problems facing this country, which he obviously inherited from the previous administration, the President has not provided the leadership necessary to combat this unbelievable refusal to participate in a democracy.

But his recent speech, which called out to Republicans to put aside the partisanship and challenged them to come together for the good of the country, indicates a change in his tone and emphasized a new determination to get things done despite their dogmatic resistance.

This comes at a time when the obvious incompetence of our congressional leaders has most citizens and investors worried and wondering whether the current incumbents are even capable of representing the citizens and solving the problems facing this country.

Obama needs to offer programs and set goals that Republicans can support in order to make the first small steps in a positive direction toward an undivided nation. Some of the obvious measures and immediate solutions Obama is calling for, and should be supported by Republicans, include payroll tax cuts, new jobs through investments in infrastructure construction and repair, an improved education system and other projects that can produce both short- and long-term benefits for the country.

Congress needs to focus on the basics, such as healthcare, employment, infrastructure, water, shelter, power, transportation and communications. Obama must offer details on spending cuts and revenue increases while addressing the many major problems facing the country. The primary problem they are facing is the repair of the economy, which is an impossible task for any single man and cannot be accomplished without the cooperation of all members of Congress as well as business and industry.

Obama must also challenge his own party’s base, which is questioning selected parts of his plan, and focus on what is good for the country and its people. Industry has had more than its fair share of the pie for decades now --- and its time to take it back. And, as a group, this Congress has been a total failure in terms of meeting the needs of the middle and lower classes, but Big Business and its congressional friends seem to be profiting highly from the traditional graft and corruption still rampant in the capital.

While most politicians seem so preoccupied with continuous campaigning and placating the extreme right for their votes, they're seemingly afraid to even mention some of the real problems facing this country. Certainly there are no Republicans currently campaigning that are displaying any real capabilities for the job or demonstrating any ability to actually make the decisions necessary to run this country. Praying just ain't gonna do it, Rick Perry!

Obama has previously promoted his concept of a Grand Bargain, a plan to reach agreements between the two political parties through compromise when discussing topics of national interest. But the Republicans have continually ignored his efforts.

The plan is to reduce long-term spending and raise additional tax revenues through short-term investments in areas that benefit the people, the economy and the country.

The focus should be on the basic needs of the country and improve the economy through employment while repairing its deteriorating infrastructure, improving our education system, developing adequate transportation systems for the future and supporting scientific and technological research, among the many other technologies and services that can help rebuild our economy.

Obama's plan demands a response from the Republicans with a serious plan that benefits not just big business, but the country as a whole. A plan that focuses on fixing the problems facing this country in spite of the fact they might antagonize their party's leadership in the process.

The prime focus of today's Congress should be the effort to fix the economy. This is an impossible task for any single man; the current situation cannot be blamed on Obama.

Most of our current problems trace back to the Nixon Era, a period in which most of the capital cronies ended up doing prison time. They evolved through the Reagan years as the Republicans started using the people's credit card and running up a bill they were saying then, as now, that our future generations will have to pay for this. And the most devastating results erupted during GW's Reign Of Error.

The current question is, can the G.O.P. actually show some credibility and abandon their inflexible, set-in-cement stance against tax increases under any circumstances, or will at least a few of them, possibly some potential leaders, show some fortitude and support some of Obama's bills? They need to show some integrity and stand up against the Republicans' Party-Line Politics and do what needs to be done for this country.

We want the things accomplished that were the reasons the citizens of this country started paying taxes in the first place. Such as police and fire protection, quality education systems and infrastructure.

This America. We should have the best infrastructure in the world, and yet we now find ourselves far behind other industrialized countries in so many ways. The obvious cause for this situation is incompetence and corruption in our politics; at all levels. We need to Throw These Bums Out!

Most Americans want to see our politicians working together to solve the incredible number of serious problems currently facing the country. We are tired of the outright lies and slandering of campaigning politicians, the Republicans' parroting the Party's pick for the media topic of the day, and mostly the shouting and their continuous threats against our personal freedoms.

The vast majority of Americans have their own religious and lifestyle views and when we finally reach the end of this monotonous campaign and stuff our ballots into the box; we are going to throw out all of candidates who oppose them.

Any politicians hoping to win elections could benefit greatly by learning this lesson, abandoning partisan politics and demonstrating a desire to do what is best for America. Not what their political party tells them to do.

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David Satre
9/11/11 
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