We're on the Same Team, Right?

I find myself growing increasingly tired of political discussions as of late.

I like President Obama. Sure, I didn't vote for him and don't agree with all of his platforms, but I think he's a fine man and is more than fit to lead. I especially am impressed that he appears to be trying. Regardless of all the criticisms circling about how his policies are ruining the future of our posterity, at least he is acting swiftly and definitively. He has a plan and is committed and is confident.

Meanwhile, the 'Obama opposition' finds themselves embodied by the governor of Louisiana, who just so happens to be a less personal, less eloquent, less appealing, and overall lower caliber version of Obama ('Hey look at me, I'm multi-racial too!') who for some reason can't keep his hands still while talking.

I am a frequent reader of the Wall Street Journal (which I realize leans Right, but is still a far cry from the Fox News genre...). I feel as though I've read enough about the state of the economy and enough commentary to be accurate in stating that nobody really knows how to 'fix' the economy. Everyone, on both sides, has their hunches and theories. Everyone has many valid reasons to be confident in their beliefs.

There is a story that's often told in a different context about a family which is looking to move into a new town. Before making the move, the family asks two different people in that town about their fellow citizens. One states 'The people here are great - some of the most kind people I've ever met!' The other sighs 'Honestly the people here are pretty depressing. No one cares about anyone else.'

Obviously the moral of the story is that often times situations will be as wonderful or as horrible as you want them to be. Naturally this is a blanket statement that doesn't apply to everything in life, but I'm confident you get my point.

We're on the same team. The president (with the democratic congress) has made it apparent that if he wants to pass something or otherwise get something done, then he is going to do it. I say good. No matter what is done, some people are going to be happy and some are going to be outraged. He's trying to think it out. He's trying to take and synthesize advice. He's making his decisions.

I'm a strong believer that complaining has never gotten anybody anywhere. The left-wing's incessant references to the past eight years being rivaled only by the holocaust and the crucifixion of Christ needs to end. The right wing's cryings about how they've been misrepresented by the Bush administration and how they're not being taken seriously has got to stop. The constant feed of pessimism surrounding the multi-trillion-dollar budget does no good. By doing so we are only making our own self-fulfilling prophecy of failure. Let's give him a chance. Let's give his policies a chance. It is not beyond any of us to put forth the effort to make it work.

After all, we Americans can do anything. Yes we can.