Political Bickering

I like to follow politics, but I just don't get it sometimes.  Politicians can act like such crybabies!  We elect them to represent our interests in Washington, but when they get there, they forget about we, the people, and push their own agendas.

It becomes like a sporting event.  Republicans against Democrats.  Us against them.  Two teams competing against each other where one team has to win and one has to lose.  It shouldn't be that way.  Lawmakers should work together for the good of the whole country.  In the end, it should be about making America better and stronger.

This whole government shutdown is completely unnecessary and could have been avoided if Republicans and Democrats would just try to work together.  Both sides need to be willing to compromise.  There has to be a little give-and-take to come up with a solution.

They're not even trying to cooperate.  President Trump wants a border wall, so Democrats oppose it.  If Democrats wanted a wall, I can promise you the Republicans and Trump would oppose it.  Democrats supported a wall back in 2013.  But when Trump made it a campaign promise, Democrats became determined to make sure he doesn't keep that promise.  The Republicans did the same thing when Obama wanted to pass the health care bill.

It's like spoiled children when they don't get their way.  They kick and scream and hold their breath until they get what they want. 

That's how we ended up in this showdown over the wall.  Neither side is willing to give an inch.  They just want to make sure the other side doesn't win.  It's about their pride.  The real losers are the ones caught in the middle.  The federal workers who have been furloughed without pay are the ones feeling the pinch.  They're the ones who are suffering right now.

I don't know if a wall would stop illegals from crossing the border, but it couldn't hurt to try it.  Why not try the wall?  It might actually help. 

Let's put politics aside for once and all work together.  We might be surprised how much we could get done.  So, come on, politicians, can't we all just get along for the good of the country?