No More Predictions, Just Action

Something that a caller to Washington Journal said a few weeks ago keyed me into what is going on and what is needed in the US right now. The caller talked about not making any more political predictions (who should run for office, how was it best to play politics in order to pass laws, etc.). So what was the caller referring to as the opposite of predictions? It was, debate on public policy issues (the content of bills) and the fast action involved in getting the laws on the books as quickly as possible so that as many people benefit from them as soon as possible.

Whether it is the debate on Iraq, anti-terror funding, Sudan, drug prices, Somalia, universal healthcare, nuclear proliferation, creating jobs, etc., etc., etc. ---- we do not do enough to create solutions (finding a middle ground) as fast as we can. In response to six years under Bush and even more under Republicans of both domestic and international policy inaction (faux bipartisanship), there is a new wave of decision-making sweeping the country - bold statements and moves by politicians across the country (now made famous by the entire Democratic Congress and their 100 hours) - they are looking for solutions and do not want to make the wrong move, be stubborn, go hunting or let down the American people. We all need to encourage this new rapid pace of politics or face a continued political "global warming" where the US political process and its ability to better the country and world become extinct.