The United States of America is the greatest country in the world and I am very proud to call myself a citizen of this wonderful nation. If we live in the greatest country in the world, why is there so much drivel between our leaders? How can janitors at the Senate building be sent home because there is no money to pay them? How can the leaders of tomorrow, who attend the US naval academy, be sent back to their dorms because their teachers were furloughed? Our government cannot shut down. Putting a family out of work because our leaders cannot agree on how to help our nation is pitiful. If the United States of America is truly the best country in the world, men and women, either Republicans or Democrats, will make compromises.
I am not well versed in the field of politics, but I have enough intellect to understand that the only way for our government to function is with compromise. We have a government based on two groups of people; Republicans and Democrats are supposed to have two different opinions. These two political parties fight like children to get what they want. When did our country start to judge people because they were “donkeys” or “elephants”? They have debates but do not have enough pride to look at each other when criticized. Why cant a person stand for what is right, why do they have to be thrown into a category of republican or Democrat.
I find myself watching many historical shows about how our country used to run and how we became this super power of a nation. I have heard stories of senators in the 60’s being locked in rooms until they would compromise. Where have these tactics gone today? Presidents were once bold and courageous, like Franklin Delano Roosevelt who could barely walk by the end of his tenor and did not sleep for days during the Second World War. Did our politicians loose an ounce of sleep during the shutdown? I know that the world is a different place today but the general purpose of government has not changed. The US government is here to keep our citizens safe and make this country the best place to live in. Compromise is what made this country great and will continue to keep it great if governmental officials change their motives and methods.