Just something to think about. Character and respect. At this point I have little or no respect for those ruling this country. Not because of the government shutdown, but because of all the rhetoric leading our country to this point again. This does not apply to just the last few weeks, but for a very long time. Let me say that I respect the offices these people hold. We give the titles like President, Senator, Representative and Speaker. However, in my case these individuals must earn my respect. That comes from character. Bullying, name calling and this “my way or no way” demonstrates character traits that I do not believe in. The lack of civil discourse, willingness to listen to all view points and to negotiate on differences are unacceptable character traits in my view. These politicians, all of them, believe that the way you solve something and getting reelected is by “making you afraid of it, and telling you who’s to blame for it”.

To quote a line from one of my favorite movies “We have serious problems and we need serious people to solve them”. We have a character and respect issue and now is the time to fix it.

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