Complicated problems don't have simple answers. We tend to blame whoever is standing next to the problem. In politics, people blame the president when things go bad. The president does not act alone.
Democrats blamed President Bush for Iraq, yet most of them voted to send the troops in. Republicans blame President Obama for joblessness, yet in four years they have come up with no significant legislation themselves. Current problems have taken 40 years to develop. There is no one person to blame.
Whoever is president must have the support of both parties.
There can be robust disagreement and debate, and support.
Put party second and country first.
We do not hold our leaders accountable. We only blame.
When you join in the blaming you become distracted from the reality. Both parties have colluded to create the current state. We, the people, have supported them.
Hold your leaders accountable. Ask for their plans. Don't be satisfied with rhetoric.
And pray. Pray that the best candidates will win, understanding that there is no way you could know what they will run into and how they'll respond. Make your best move and turn it over.
William Frank Diedrich. author of
Beyond Blaming,
http://intelligentspirit.com/catalog.html
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