This Is Not The Time To Waste Time.

Well, the Presidents Debt Reduction Commission has given it's report. The commission is as non-partisan as possible. The Liberals hate it, The Tea Party and other Conservatives hate it, although not for the same reasons, and the moderates on both sides are afraid to say anything. It looks like it's just right. In fact it's nearly perfect in it's recommendations. So will it pass? Pass what? If you mean will it pass by the Congress and go straight to the dumpster, then, yes. It will go to the dumpster. So what does that mean for the rest of us? The 99.99%? It means that nothing good will come of the current Congress. Back in 2008 the Democrats had a mandate to pass some far reaching legislation for the good of all Americans. The Republicans were convinced they had a mandate to just say no to anything the Democrats proposed. Now in 2010, the Republicans have a mandate to stop and reverse everything the Democrats did during the last two years. The Democrats are convinced they have a mandate to keep the Republicans from doing any such thing. What do you think will get done during the next two years? Not much. At least not much that will be in our best interest. If the Republicans are successful, they will have rendered the last two years as wasted and the next two years as also wasted. Is this a good time to waste time? It is a good time to think seriously on the proposals of the Debt Reduction Commission and pick the top few ideas in your opinion and the top few ideas you're against and agree to pass all of them. It's called compromise. It's how sane government works. If the Democrats and the Republicans and the Tea Partiers all refuse to compromise, then none are fit to govern. Of course I've felt that to be the case for some time.  Yes, I'm on the "Term Limit" crusade again. Is there any truly good reason to give these folks more time then is actually necessary to do the right thing. If they don't, you don't have to anguish over them loosing their jobs prematurely. They're out. Period. Time to give somebody else a shot at getting it right.