We Let Them Down – Open Thread
By Linda Anselmi on August 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM in Current Affairs, Democratic Party
“We really have let them down. We did not help prevent this recession.”
Trust and respect. They are fragile things. You do not earn them by finger pointing. You can not instill them through political theater. You should not jeopardize them with fear mongering.
Those are the tactic of political players. Politicians so removed from the world of ordinary citizens that they no longer reflect real life, but merely their own game of scorekeeping politics.
It would take an actual public servant to –
Take responsibility.
Acknowledge failure.
Accept criticism.
Provide solutions.
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