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Politics is a dirty game, citizens suffer as partisans spin everything to fit their desired agenda of making the other guy fall. Politics has become a war of Republican vs. Democrat with the citizens of the U.S. losing on all fronts.
When Republicans in congress make a goal that's it's number one priority beyond all else is to deny anything president Obama proposes only stifles America.
Chris Christie the Governor of New Jersey and the keynote speaker at the 2012 Republican National convention and huge (and I mean huge) advocate for Mitt Romney is praising the president for all he has done to expedite storm relief with less red tape, bureaucracy and promising a fifteen minute rule on returning phone calls on anything to do with the east coast disaster.
Seeing video's and photo's of Republican Governor Chris Christie praising the president, shaking hands and working with each other is a step in the right direction. Politicians need to learn from this and quit partisan warfare for the benefit of all America and the world.
It's sad that it takes a disaster to do what's pono, may this disaster bring dignity back to politics from this point forward.
Aloha check out my opinion article an edited version of this blog in the November 4, 2012 edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, it's a paid subscriber internet version, so I am copying and pasting the whole article along with the UTRL
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
Disasters bring people together. Neighbors who never talked are now each others’ friends, helping each other in basic survival.
Politics is a dirty game, citizens suffer as partisans spin everything to fit their desired agenda of making the other guy fall. Politics has become a war of Republican vs. Democrat with the citizens of the U.S. losing on all fronts.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, the keynote speaker at the 2012 Republican National Convention and huge advocate for Mitt Romney, is praising President Barack Obama for all he has done to expedite storm relief with less red tape and bureaucracy.
Seeing Christie and Obama working with each other is a step in the right direction. Politicians need to learn from this and quit partisan warfare for the benefit of all America and the world.
It’s sad that it takes a disaster to do what’s pono. May this disaster bring dignity back to politics from this point forward.
James “Kimo” Rosen
Kapaa, Kauai
This blog also appeared in the 11-10-12 edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island news as an opinion article titled; "disasters bring people together."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-saturday-nov/article_269d690e-2ac5-11e2-874e-001a4bcf887a.html
There was also a Letter to the Editor in Response to this blog in the Kauai garden Island news on 11-11-12
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-sunday-nov/article_7c0f0d40-2bd6-11e2-897f-001a4bcf887a.html
America’s split won’t be repaired anytime soon
In response to Mr. Rosen’s letter “Disaster brings people together” published Nov. 10. His letter only proves that what he sees as a disaster will never bring people together as he claims. Mr. Rosen says “politics has become a war of Republicans vs. Democrats.”
Why is it Mr. Rosen only mentions a one-sided opinion that he wants to shove down our throats and thinks this will bring the people together?
He says, “when Republicans in Congress make a goal that their No. 1 priority beyond all else is to deny anything President Obama proposes only stifles America.”
It’s a two-way street Mr. Rosen, but I guess you forgot to mention what the Democrats have done to stifle America. The last four years prove the disastrous track record they have achieved and will continue to hand out over the next four years. We all may enjoy the thought of bringing the people together, but I’m afraid that the major split in this country evident by the election results will play the biggest role of why it won’t happen anytime soon.
Steve Martin
Wailua
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