THE MAJOR QUESTION OF THE DAY

Is our government broken? That is the question most in everyone's mind today. Allowing the obstructionists to win would be like allowing the one ring 'to rule the world' in the Lord of the Rings. Power, in the manner in which the Republicans are wielding by their passive aggressive, pathological performance is what has stood in the way of progress in the past and present. The naysayers, those fearful of change, the fear of loss off control, those who would stop HealthCare for millions because of their own misguided rule that women should not have choice over their own procreation, and all the single minded gridlocking going on in Washington today by so few are but a few of the elements keeping the country divided and failing.

How should the average public understand 'teabagging' as compared to 'tea partying'? Newt Gingrich should be ashamed of the ploy he uses to make people think that wanting what is best for everyone in the country makes one a Socialist. Cheney has been caught in lies many times. How long will he be protected? His fall would not break the economy of our country. Why is he not brought to task for his sins? Instead he is lauded as a public servant. In reality, the public has been his servant.

What is uppermost in the minds of many with whom I speak is whether Tarantino will continue to rob the country of the right to vote on bills, or whether the gridlock can be broken so that the 290 stalled bills can be voted on in up or down fashion. How is it that so many un-Americans have been voted into office as Representatives and Senators? The perks and reimbursements of those bodies should be revised and brought more into proper perspective as to the little worth of the jobs they are doing. Lining one's own pockets is not why CEOs or Legislators should be so greatly reimbursed.

Lastly today, while I didn't like anything said Scott Brown said he stood for during his campaign, I must applaud that he voted against his pre-election rhetoric and voted in favor of the wishes of the majority of Massachusetts constituents, rather than acting as a partisan sheep along with so many colleagues.