Political Division

Working in a bar, I hear people constantly spouting out there personal beliefs, especially when their consumption of alcohol increases. But one thing I've noticed is regardless of political leanings (republican or democrat); they all want the same thing: lower unemployment, increase in wages, and better healthcare. But what really bothers me about both sides is the finger pointing, blame shifting, and outright anger towards each side.

The only difference between these people is how they think we, as Americans, can achieve those things. Some people want more government over-sight and some people want less. Both options have their good and bad points.

I believe that we can compromise on many things to make most, but not all, people satisfied. And it's up to us to know all the options on the table without bias or censorship. Both sides of the table have good ideas, but we can't hear what those are if we've already decided that it's a bad idea because the idea is Republican or Democrat based.

And the real truth is both parties are guilty of not telling the truth at some point. Both parties are guilty of playing their hand to benefit themselves and/or a major corporation/donor to their campaign. Both parties are guilty of hiding the truth. One of those truths being that there aren't any rich Democrats or poor Republicans, when in fact it's just the opposite: red states are full of poor Republicans, and blue states are full of rich Democrats.

And let's face it, when a person's job depends on getting votes, he's going to do whatever he has to do to get those votes. Whether you're a union president, school board president, or President of the United States you have to cater to the masses.

But the main point of writing this post is to encourage those who read this, to stop the name calling and finger-pointing. And to mainly stop the crazy accusations about the opposite party committing ridiculous acts. There are a lot of good natured politicians out there with good intentions whether they are Democrat or Republican.