PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a political column. I think President Obama is a very smart person. Labor Secretary Solis has earned her position. Both have and will continue to contribute to the future of our nation.
I also respect the loyal, boisterous at times, opposition. It would be truly scary if everyone got along. That isn’t the nature of our system. Politics were played much, much tougher than today as early as President John Adams (some would argue President Washington). It is exactly this boisterous dialogue that improves our decisions and unites us finally into a cohesive nation. I thank every protestor, radical and partisan in American for contributing their passion to our noble process.
I am disheartened by two things that are going on right now – two things that are meant to shut down the dialogue – to short-circuit the process for political expediency.
The first is the idea that President Obama would use a parlor trick to make a fundamental change to its healthcare system. This simply shouldn’t be a 51% decision – it just isn’t enough. The healthcare system is in need of reform but not at the expense of the good faith of Americans of all political stripes. President, sir, more than 51% of Americans aren’t sold on the law that is being passed. Please, let us continue the dialogue until there are true answer and consensus.
Secretary Solis – you hinted at a recess appointment of Mr. Becker to the NLRB today at the AFL-CIO annual meeting. I hope you were misunderstood. If not, the ideas is as legal as it is wrong.
I won’t argue the merits of his appointment – he is a very bright person. I will argue that your sense of urgency is betraying your sense of longer term value. A dead duck appointment (dead because Mr. Becker will have little support if appointed in this way; duck because the administration is ducking the real question and proven processes here) is literally worse than an empty seat. Wait a little while and all will be well, with Mr. Becker or another candidate that is still acceptable to the administration and less unacceptable to the opposition.
Sometimes winning an argument isn’t a good thing. Both sides need to get together and talk about what is really important and make meaningful changes on both these issues.
Mr. President – fight hard for your agenda – but fight fair. You are the leader of the free world; the expectation for your behavior are great.
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