The Election

I am relieved by the election.  No surprise to anyone, I'm sure.  The rich will still be rich.  The biggest victory is that the possible Supreme Court nominees will be more in tune with equal rights for real, breathing (not corporate-entity) people.  Marriage equality, women's rights, the environment, and the ridiculous drug policies in this country all inched forward. My hope of all hopes, is that we address our infrastructure, energy research, and climate change needs to be prepared for the future.

The filibuster needs to be reformed so the gridlock in the Senate can get cleared.  Hopefully, individuals in Congress vote their conscience rather than just straight party affiliation.  Though with the every two year election cycle, and congress peoples' seemingly only interested in reelection is not very encouraging.  If in two years, your congressman only voted his party, vote him out for not represent the 40% or so that did not vote him/her in.  The GOP really should not double down on the obstruct Obama agenda, he is there, work with him.  Stopping government just slows things down.  Let his policy decisions including debates and, thus, compromises play out, then reevaluate at the end of his term.  If it doesn't create positive movement, we can change agenda with the next presidential election.  Bush/Cheney were allowed to run amok for eight years, it didn't work in disastrous ways (the economic depression, deficit, illicit wars). 



And to those watching Fox, or really ANY cable/radio talking heads, STOP.  You might realize there really is a lot of good going on in this country, in our communities as we slowly recover from the recession and wars.  You don't have to listen to NPR, just take a news break and enjoy your family and neighbors.