myDeaconmyhand
First man to get a team of horses up Bear Mountain
This weekend has given me a lot of thought on the current debt ceiling debate. Not only did I have a heated conversation with my friend, a politically conservative Molecular Chemist for the NIH in Raleigh (currently furloughed), but I also had a conversation with a woman who works for foster care services in Wake county. Until recently I have completely agreed with Pres Obama's stance on non-negotiation, considering how the Tea Party is figuratively holding the government hostage; That methodology is childish and completely out of line with the point of Democracy. Having said that, there are a lot of needy people suffering right now, foster families not receiving assistance, WIC is running on emergency funds, etc. The President should be working harder to bring this stupid crisis to an end. If that means pushing back the ACA for another year to work out some of the kinks, i'm completely for it, but that may not even be possible at this point. Either way, Obama has already won two elections, maybe he should put aside some of his pride for the moment and try to bring this shit to an end, rather than letting the Tea Party assholes twist in the wind at the expense of people in need.
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