Sunday, February 20, 2011

Shout-out to Wisconsin

My dear Tea Party extremists and fellow citizens: 

You have sent many candidates to political positions of power this past November and told these puppets that if they do not make good on their promises you will gleefully cut their strings and let them fall into lifeless lumps of political anonymity.

My dear friends, let me break the news to you softly.  Politics is about compromise.  The new House will learn this lesson soon when they can’t make good on their promises because they are unwilling to compromise.  The Governor of Wisconsin is learning this lesson right now.  When you try to stick it to people, you can get stuck back.  It isn’t very good politics, and it doesn’t lead to change or a positive environment for change.

Here is my suggestion:  don’t legislate change, foster change through collaboration and back it up and support it with legislation.  Common ground is a powerful foundation for effective change.

Sorry to be the one to tell you,

Your friend.

P.S. Regulate Wall Street not collective bargaining, and reclaim public education!

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