How the Government is failing to be role models for our youth; Part 1
I was just talking to my husband, Jason, last night about how when I was little, I thought the president and everyone “in charge” knew everything. I also thought that when people became adults, they acted like adults. Oh well.
We are repeatedly telling our children to show respect and be responsible but what happens when our efforts get sabotaged by the government that is leading the way?
Like many of you, I’ve been disgusted by what’s gone on Wall Street lately. But what disgusts me more is adults acting like tantruming, irresponsible, untrustworthy toddlers.
“This bill failed because Barack Obama and the Democrats put politics ahead of country,” – McCain’s senior policy advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin
[Those statements were] “angry and hyper-partisan [and] exactly why the American people are disgusted with Washington.” –Bill Burton, Obama spokesman
In other words…
“It’s all your fault!”
“No it’s not! You take that back!”
Sound familiar? What’s next?
“Mommmm! John is pointing fingers!”
“Daaaaaaaaaaad! Barack is making a mean face!“
What do we really have here? Grown men and women– stealing what’s not theirs, arguing incessantly, and refusing to come to an agreement because they didn’t like what someone did or said. And what’s worse, we have 2 presidential candidates—one of whom will be our next president—pointing fingers at each other saying “it’s your fault, you didn’t do as much as I did.” Come on folks. Get a grip. Take a time out if you need to and let’s get back to work.
Have your say– do these folks need a time out, a gold star reward system, or a stern talking to? Comment below. Tomorrow we’ll talk about questions to ask your children regarding these issues.
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I like the questions you suggest parents ask their children. Kids need to learn to think critically, which unfortunately, is in short supply these days. Couple their training with a sound moral (godly) base, and we’ll have better leaders for the future. Right now, our children need to see us take proactive action with our representatives so we can deal with the problem at hand and the toddlers in charge of acting on it.
I commend the lawmakers who voted “no” on the bailout because they were actually listening to their constituents. That’s what being a politician is about, representing the people. Cut all the vanity crap!