We have had quite enough of diversionary tactics. There have been endless hearings about Benghazi, and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted. And now we have a new focus on emails. Will this never end?
Our country needs to be governed and is suffering from the utter irresponsibility of an antigovernment radical fringe controlling the Republican party. When they took control of Congress, they told us they would show us how they can govern. They have and they can’t. In addition to the nihilism of their antigovernment stance, there is the racism being spewed by the Tea Party. It may be thinly disguised, but it is clear.
We have an eminently qualified nominee for attorney general in Loretta Lynch who is being held hostage to the immigration issue. Our past unfortunate international policies and our refusal to deal with the second failed prohibition of marijuana as well as our drug appetite in general have led to waves of desperate people coming to our shores. And the Republican Party exhibits an unwillingness to respond humanely and is refusing to deal with what we created.
Recently there was an effort to give some educational debt relief to our young people. It was blocked. The future of our youth is being impaired and with it the future of our country. Instead, the call goes out to cut taxes for the wealthy.
The list of political and governance failures is long, but the worst was the recent letter to the government of Iran signed by 47 Republican Senators. It was the height of irresponsibility as they interfered in crucial negotiations. And at the same moment, without any coordination with the White House, they invited the head of Israel’s government to use our Congress as a stage for his campaign. To make matters even worse, he then trashed delicate efforts for peace by disclaiming any intent to work toward a two-state solution.
A democracy requires dedication and honest debate, not endless diversions and immature manipulations. A democracy also requires support of voter participation. Instead, the Republican Party has been leading the charge to suppress voter participation.
The descent into irresponsibility has been breathtaking. They are demonstrating utter failure of statesmanship. One expects some political machinations, but we can at least hope that in the end governance and responsibility will hold the stage. There will be differences between political parties, but this kind of behavior is unpardonable and is sanctioned by the sorriest lot of presidential contenders in the history of the Republican Party.
And it seems they believe we should be sidetracked by the dog and pony show of hearings on issues which are nothing other than diversions.
Many of us remember a very different Republican Party, and we can only hope that the remaining responsible members including such people as Colin Powell will again come to the fore. In the meantime, it behooves the rest of us to turn away from them and say enough is enough. We need maturity, responsibility, statesmanship and sound governance which the Republican Party is not offering.
Kirk French Jr. says
“We need maturity, responsibility, statesmanship and sound governance which the Republican Party is not offering.”
This should read – “We need maturity, responsibility, statesmanship and sound governance which NEITHER party is offering.”
Where was the “democracy and honest debate” prior to the current Congress?
If you label the Republican party as taking an “anti-government” stance, you clearly do not understand the term “anti-government.”