Hello, Pot? This is Kettle...

So here we all are…close to 2 months in to the new administration. A Presidential administration that used the word and idea of “hope” during its run up to the election, that called on a new idea of politics in America – one in which the division that has polarized our nation would dissipate and in it’s place would take root a sense of pride and bi-partisanship.

Well, that seemed like quite an ideal. It’s a wonderful notion. Those on the left who had been forced to take a back seat for so long have finally found themselves in the driver’s seat. And with the former President back on the ranch in Texas, they could finally exact the change they have longed for.

Anyone remember the last eight years? Anyone remember the stories and outcry about how the Bush administration did their best to discredit its “enemies” and those who disagreed with its policies? I do…

I read this article today, and all I can say is well, well, well.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19846.html

I would encourage you to read this. Now, maybe you’re someone on the left side of politics – good for you. I hold nothing against you for that. However, I would encourage you, as I have mentioned many times - stay informed. It’s groups such as the one listed the article that attempt to take information and “…wage spin and policy wars throughout the day…”

Their goal is to attack those who oppose the President’s plans, and bring them down. Hello, Pot? This is Kettle – you’re black! I seem to recall many on the left crying out that they were being labeled traitors for questioning Bush – they cried out how it was more patriotic to stand up and question the Presidential administration. And you know what – they are right. We as citizens should do exactly that.

But now if you question this new administration, be ready for battle. Be ready to have “coordinated attacks”. Is this part of the “hope” Obama talked about, or part of the new politics?

I know that the White House has no “direct” part in this group. But it also isn’t doing anything to stop them. I would like to see President Obama step up and tell this group that he doesn’t need or want them. That he must let the American people make their own decisions, form their own opinions, and that it’s his responsibility to sell his policy without spin or attacks.

And lest you think that I am just coming down on the left, those on the right must be accountable as well. They must stand up and say what they believe, while at the same time not attacking and twisting facts to make a case.
I can’t say it enough people…these are hard, difficult times. For those of us under 40, our future is being shaped right now, and it’s up to us to make hard decisions about who we want to lead us and how they should do it. We all have busy lives; we all have things that we are trying to accomplish. But this is something that we must be part of. You need to be informed, you need to look beyond the spin, beyond the partisanship, look beyond ideals you hold for no other reason then you’ve been taught from some talking head on TV or voice on the radio that unless you think this way or that way on an issue, you’re not a good member to your political party.

I say that if you just toe the party line, just follow what the spin masters say, you are more a detriment to this nation then an asset. You are making the problem worse, and making our future worse. Educate yourselves. Take the time to learn the facts. If others disagree with you, hear them out – listen to what they have to say then decide if you think they are right or wrong, but never stop learning, never stop listening. Be informed people…be informed.