Friday, August 14, 2009

Status Quo

I have received quite a few emails lately from my state representative as well as the office of The President (unsolicited, but that is another matter) that mention that the "status quo" regarding health care is not sustainable. There is another status quo that I think is unsustainable and it is that of the career politicians that we currently have "representing" us. The lack of term limits and the failure of the people to hold these politicians accountable is having a devastating effect on our nation and its freedoms. We have people that continue to be reelected that care more for their own interests and the next election cycle than the needs of the people that they "represent." We have a tremendous opportunity in November of 2010 to break the status quo of inadequate representation. Will we take the energy that we currently have regarding the health care debate and turn it into action on election day? Will we speak to the politicians in the only language that they seem to understand and remove them from office? To quote President Obama "The status quo is unsustainable for families, businesses and government." Indeed it is...