Enough is Enough...

As I sit with my family and friends watching the U.S.-Canada hockey game, it makes me feel good to see how the Olympics bring us together.  It also gets me thinking.  If tragedy like the Earthquake in Haiti, and Athletic Competition like the Olympics can bring us together as nation, why can't we come together on issues that affect all of us? Many in and out of Congress have said this is the most divided they have seen the Congress and the Country.  We made it through Slavery.  A Civil War.  Pearl Harbor.  Two World Wars.  September 11th.  And you're telling me we can't come together today?  I'm not saying we have to agree on EVERYTHING.  But aren't we grown up enough as a Nation to find a middle ground on monumental issues such as Reforming Health Care, protecting our planet, and Reforming Financial system loopholes that got us into this mess?  Finding bipartisan solutions to these issues could really help your average American family. When Indiana Senator Evan Bayh left Congress because two Senators who co-authored a bill with him voted against it themselves, that should have struck a chord with the American people.  Instead of one group of Americans talking about seceding from the nation and not paying their taxes; and another saying to ignore the other party completely, we should focus our efforts on telling our Congressmen and women that we want them to work with the other side with the main goal of getting legislation passed that will help everyday Americans.  Regardless of how you feel about President Obama, one good example of this is when he gave 95% of Americans a tax break this year.  That is something that helps American families.  We need the Congress to start moving forward on common sense legislation to fix obvious, glaring problems that Americans are facing every day.   They need to start worrying less about the next Election and fundraising events.  If they work to pass good legislation for their constituents and prove they can reach across the aisle, that will do more to help get them re-elected than any fundraiser. Helping more Americans get healthcare while stopping costs from skyrocketing, reforming the financial system so the irresponsible behavior on Wall Street that got us into this mess is no longer rewarded, and working to protect our planet, would all be a good start for Congress to meet half way on.  We've had enough of the logjam and the stalling tactics; it's time to get stuff done.   Mark 'Marky Mark' Grimaldi Executive Producer The Leslie Marshall Show 'The Only True Democracy in Talk Radio – Of, For and By The People' www.lesliemarshallshow.com