President Obama is off to vacation on Martha's Vinyard and the Republicans. According to some reports, he will be using his time to relax as well as put together a plan to generate jobs which he plans to release some time in September. Republicans are quick to point out that in bad economic times, the president should not be going off on vacation. Who caress if he goes on yet another vacation? Who cares that his choice of vacation locations is one of the wealthiest in the country? It doesn't matter.
What bothers me more is the fact that Republicans, despite all their bluster, once again demonstrate themselves as a pack of spineless nit wits. Where is the Republican Plan? Where are their solutions? There was the Ryan Plan which garnered little action and even less support Republicans want tax cuts for businesses? Then cut taxes for business. They want to make things better by getting the government out of the way? Where is the legislation to do so. One of the biggest responsibilities of the House of Representatives is to initiate legislation, yet they sit back and wait for The President to lead. Where are the Tea Party members now that Republicans are in power? Have they returned to the silent majority? Where are your ideas, Tea Parties? You got these monkeys into office, now is the time to hold them to task. One of the harshest criticisms of Michelle Bachmann is that she has not done anything meaningful. Why doesn't she step to the forefront and propose a piece of legislation which will accomplish the things she speaks of accomplishing if she becomes President? Show us what you've got Michelle, don't tell us. The governors in the Republican primaries have records to run on, this is your chance. I am looking at this as the start of your presidency. Let's see what you have. Let's see you get things done. Let's see you craft a piece of legislation that you can negotiate into getting passed and then fully implement it when you become The President. The same goes for you, Mr. Paul. Can't get a piece of legislation passed in the House? What are you going to do if you become The President?
Republicans love to drop the name of Ronald Reagan. WWRD? What would Ronnie do? Reagan had a lot of faults while running the United States. He made a lot of mistakes which people often overshadow. More than anything, though, Reagan was a leader. Democrats flocked to support him for many reasons, but the two biggest were that he evoked a sense of patriotism and he was a leader. He took the reigns of a sinking economy and did what it took to turn things around. He cut AND he raised taxes. He did what he needed to do. It's one thing to emulate The Gipper in words, it's another entirely to emulate his ability to take action.
