It’s The Gridlock, Stupid

Again, It’s The Gridlock, Stupid

As one pundit on Fox News pointed out, this is “the silly season” and he’s definitely on to something. “Change” is the buzzword this silly season, and everyone is emotionally embracing it. Yes, some changes are definitely in order. Things are in a bit of a mess in Washington, D.C. Everyone agrees on that.

The Republicans have spent way too much money. In 2006, the Democrats took over the House and the Senate… No improvement there… Congress, as a whole ranks ten points below President Bush in approval ratings and that’s pretty bad.

I used to be a Republican and voted for Barry Goldwater in my first national election opportunity. Now, 44 years later, I am a registered Independent. I have never been tempted to join with the Democrats and this election will not change that position. I do not consider myself a “strict conservative” nor a “far-left liberal” on issues. I consider myself a “moderate” on most issues.

As I see it, most Americans fall into the “moderate” column on the political spectrum, especially in this election. They are tired of a Washington that “is broken” and “is not working” in the best interest of the people who, after all, elected them to make government work. They are very tired of all the partisan bickering that goes on year after year.

Now, on this Super Tuesday, the bickering is raging again, but this time within each party. Clinton vs Obama. McCain vs Romney vs Huckabee. I guess this is necessary in order to select a “winner” who will go on to represent the party in the November election.

Here is my two cents worth. I detest the Clintons – two for one is only good when it’s happy hour! Hillary Clinton is too polarizing to get anything worthwhile done. And, I don’t believe that Americans as a whole are ready to elect a black man to the White House. I just don’t think it is in the cards. There is still too much prejudice in the populace for that to happen… yet. However, either a woman or a black man will represent the Democrats in the Fall. That’s a fact.

Now, we come to the Republicans and their juvenile, schoolyard fight. Not conservative enough to be the standard bearer for the Republicans. Too liberal to be the standard bearer for the Republicans. I think that the Republicans should grow up and act like adults and think about the big picture… What’s best for America… Democrats running things in a far-left manner for at least four years, maybe eight, or a moderate Republican who can get some things done by working with both sides?

A moderate. A moderate is needed and John McCain is that man… he’s a moderate like me, a moderate like most Americans. Not a religious zealot like Huckabee who wants to change the constitution to me more in line with the Bible!... Not a slick millionaire who takes positions when it is expedient like Romney. A moderate like most Americans is what we need now. What we desperately need now.

It’s “the gridlock” in Washington that needs to be fixed and we need a moderate to fix it. I’m for John McCain. I truly believe he can fix the gridlock. It’s the only solution. The others will only bring the same polarization and continued gridlock. We need a president who can work both sides of the aisle and get the country back on track. That man is John McCain.