Our Core Issue

Like many fellow American’s…I’m worried.  Mainly about our leaders and their ability (or willingness) to work together to build a great future for our country.

To be clear, this is not about one person. Or even one particular party or ideology.  There’s more than enough written about those topics, and frankly, most of it is not very constructive.  Rather it’s “the system”, and how it usually renders our country incapable of dealing with many of our biggest and most complicated (and in turn our most important) challenges and opportunities.

In order to get elected (and re-elected) to national office, one must wholly “pledge allegiance” to a host of special interests as well as 1 of 2 increasingly polarized political parties.  It’s, therefore, no surprise that for most politicians, prioritizing the needs of these two groups far outweigh determining and implementing what’s in the best long-term interest of the American people.

This broken system destroys our leaders’ ability to be objective and to apply common sense when attempting to solve our most pressing challenges. Instead, their positions must align with their biggest financial and political supporters if they want to get (re)elected. When the objectively logical solution that best serves the country as a whole runs counter to the needs of their constituents, it’s pretty clear who wins the heart (and the voting power) of that politician.

As for the 2-party system, most politicians have forfeited their ability to think independently and in a manner that will best support the entire country, and all Americans. Those in the other party are often considered and treated like ‘the enemy’.  Ensuring the other parties failure has become as or more important than the country’s success.  Is there a clearer recipe for failure?

But you know all this already.  The solution? Leaders unencumbered by special interests. And independent of the 2 warring parties. I’m confident given our current counterproductive, hostile political environment, most Americans will rise to the occasion and choose rationality and the countries overall best interest over bias, misinformation, and counterproductivity.  Over the coming months, I plan to outline my thoughts and plans around this movement.  Next, taking a Common Sense Approach to helping our country work for All Americans.