THE HERMIT OPINES

It was a battle fought to the bitter end against the will of the American people. Every dirty political trick and gimmick was employed. There were lies, manipulations, misinformation and disinformation. There were promises made that have already been broken and the ink hasn’t even all been applied to the finished product yet.

Members of Congress had the chance to stand up and let their “yeas and nays” be heard last night, but they refused to do so… obviously because they knew what they were doing was wrong. Just hours before the big votes were taken, they flatly turned down proposed language that would have required them to be insured through this “great, historic legislation,”just like the rest of us. 

By failing to bow to the wishes of the American people, they have become a pox upon our democratic republic.

What now?

Some have vowed to keep the fires lit and the battle going, and that must certainly be done. We cannot allow ourselves to fall victim to their willingness to roll over from our principles at the mere whisper of command and dictatorship from their leaders. In the best interests of our children and their children, we must continue to wage the fight for what is right in this country, because that fight is a morally fit and proper thing to do.

We must stand by our principles and beliefs; those who refused to do so simply must be removed, whatever it takes.

The Republicans are quick to promise that they will carry the fight forward,  but before we jump on their bandwagon we must remember that they had chances to fix the health care problems in the past and they did not step up to the plate. And, we must remember that most of the issues that face this nation today were caused by both Democrats and Republicans alike.

Before we trust the battle to the Republicans, we need to extract from them solid proposed health care legislation of their own that will appropriately address the issues and resolve them without enlarging an already over-zealous government. They need to carve out such legislation, word by word, and to openly share and discuss their plans with the American people before November so that, if we agree, we can then join them in the fight. In so doing, corrective legislation can be introduced and passed in January.

This must be our goal, and we must work together as Americans every minute of every hour of every day to make it happen. The Republicans have vowed to win in November, but that objective must not be allowed to morph itself into being the goal that we seek. Our goal must be to restore our government of the people, by the people and for the people to its rightful owners and to correct the course of our nation.

Here is another chance for the Republicans to step up to the plate. The next few days will tell us whether are not they are sincerely up to the task. 

Hermit

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