Less Posturing More Action

I’ve been putting off writing this particular Food Forethought in the hopes that Congress would finally get their act together. I’ve come to the conclusion that “that just ain’t gonna happen”. Nearly half of 2 million federal workers are now on emergency furlough due to the completely avoidable government shutdown. Most of us are asking ourselves, “how did we get to this point?” Good question, especially when taking into account that for the past year Congress knew that the September 30th deadline for the budget was looming on the horizon. That and the fact that everyone agreed that sequestration was a very bad idea indeed. Why the President and Congress continue to point fingers, issue threats, and lay down demands while the country is crumbling is beyond me, and the majority of their constituents as well. It is nothing short of “school yard bullying tactics”. Most of us moved beyond this type of behavior once we were out of our teens. No wonder Gallup reported that Congress’ approval rating in August was a shameful 11%. And the President has nothing to gloat over either when it comes to approval ratings; as of last week his was less than 45%, and falling fast.