The problem with the Democrat's is when they are in control, rather than following the President, they fight. If the Democrat's were to act, instead of argue, the Republican's couldn't regain power, that is the Republican's of today.
I believe the Republican's will become a more moderate party eliminating the influence of the Tea Party almost entirely as a means of survival. If they fail to make this change, if they take us over the cliff financially at the end of the year, I doubt they'll maintain a majority in the House in 2 years and they'll have further losses in the Senate.
If on the other hand the Republican's were to work with the Democrat's to improve the healthcare plan and honestly assess changes that can and should be made in both spending and taxation, then the party has a chance to grow, though it will be a greatly changed party. Without those changes I doubt the Republican's will have much influence 4 or 8 years from now, it will be a dozen years or more before the American people see them as a viable alternative to the Democrat's. While this shouldn't bother me as a Democrat, it does because I put country well above party, and I believe that our parties working together can do far more for us than when party dogma is put above the country.
The leadership of both parties should be sitting down with the President and/or his advisors and working on resolving financial issues and continue working until they've reached a decisions worthy of sufficient support from both sides. They don't need 100% of either party, just enough agreement to pass what's agreed to.
Gary |
