Though determined to remain positive, both in outlook and commentary, members of Congress provide a profound challenge to this personal objective. With countless issues facing the nation, some immense in scope and scale, how can the members of Congress decide to close shop and leave business unfinished? Obviously more concerned with retaining their power, via the election cycle, than the welfare of the people, they abandon their posts at a critical time.
Of course, they aren't too busy to take pot shots at one another, making singularly idiotic and unsubstantiated allegations.
Truly amazing. If one of our coworkers decided to depart, after a recently concluded summer recess no less, it would be the final departure, because they'd lose their job.
But enough negativity about the members of Congress.
Thankfully there are millions of our fellow citizens who work hard, enjoy a good laugh, love their families, and agree that our elected representatives perform their duties abysmally.
While on the campus of a large public university yesterday, I thought about all the students and their futures. Unlike others, I don't sense a dire emergency. Certainly there are severe issues with which we must contend. Hard choices to be made. And disagreeable matters with which to deal. Our history, as a predictor of the future, indicates the nation will find its way through these extraordinary times. And it will be the people, these college students and the millions of average citizens, who will make the changes. It won't be the politicians. It won't be the national or state legislatures. It won't be the courts. It will be us - the people - who will take the necessary actions to cease the chaos and place the country on the right track again.
As a people, we've done it before and we will do it again. So maybe it's actually a good thing that Congress is taking another break. If it isn't in session, it can't make bad decisions.
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