The Political Circus

With the economy going down the tubes, and a possible $85 billion dollar bailout on the horizon--that's $85,000,000,000.00 of our tax dollars--we need our political representatives to step up and make some important decisions. After all, that's what they were elected to do, right?

Well, that is the very reason why I am proud of John McCain for stepping up and suspending his political campaign for a short time, while he heads back to D.C. to DO HIS JOB! Obama doesn't seem to understand this concept, though. He recently remarked that he's willing to help if he's called up to be of assistance. I'm sorry, but wasn't he called upon when he received enough votes from Illinois voters to go to Washington for this very purpose? Instead, Obama would rather talk about things he wants to do, than actually do the things he needs, and was elected, to do. He doesn't want to postpone any debates, because how else will people see how great he is if he's not in the spotlight? And he wouldn't want to follow McCain's lead in suspending his campaign, because then it would look like McCain was absolutely right on this issue. Looks like Barack is in a tight spot.

I won't lie, I'm not happy about this whole bailout plan. But that's exactly why I want our politicians to be in Washington D.C., trying to make this plan as harmless to the American people as possible. If you ask me, I'd love to see the free market at work: a company makes bad decisions, you fail as a company. That provides an opening for new, smaller companies to rise up and become successful. That's what's great about our economy! But, unfortunately, because these institutions are so vital to everybody's well-being, it looks like the government needs to bail them out. What's the best way to do this? I'm not sure. But for our sakes, it has to happen.

It'll be interesting to see what unfolds in the coming days...