Winning Is Everything In Politics!
There is nothing wrong with possessing a winning attitude in us. A winning attitude is the core component of a free and capitalistic society. It creates competition, generates growth, and improves the standard of living of society. A winner in a product and the marketplace is rewarded with profits for the company and wealth for the stockholder. In sports a winner or winning team is recognized for their achievement and rewarded monetarily, and the fans of the winning team are rewarded with the individual psychological needs. The purpose of the competition is to promote dedication, excellence, risk taking, continuous improvement, and benefits everyone in the society. This year’s Super Bowl was a good example of competition. Both teams worked hard to win the game and made it entertaining for everyone who watched the game. After the game the New Orleans quarterback stood in front of TV cameras with his son in his arms; whether you were an Indiana or New Orleans fan, you knew that wining is not just for a trophy or about a symbol of the team, it is about people. That’s one reason our forefathers who wrote the constitution, and laid the foundation of the political infrastructure for serving the country created the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. Most probably they believed that separating and laying a competitive political infrastructure would best serve people of our country. In the current political environment, the meaning of competition is to win at any cost, and the victory belongs to the party. This approach has divided the country and the country is not benefiting by this political strategy. The Congressmen and Congresswomen, and Senators are not just serving their constituents (communities), they are elected to serve the nation, that’s why they have the title of US in front of their title (Congressmen, Congresswomen, and Senator). Their decisions should be based on the best interest of the nation and not based on the interest of their party’s competitive position. An important political decision is on the desk of Congress, the healthcare reforms; fifty-two days after the New Year, there is still a stalemate in Washington. There is a bipartisan healthcare reform meeting scheduled later this week by the White House, the nation will be watching a live broadcast of the politicians at work. The actions of the politicians will tell us whether they are working to win for the country or win for the party of their affiliation.
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