Sean Bossinger’s Doings

In a New York Times article today, Adam Nagourney and Jim Rutenberg write that the war in Iraq is providing grist for the mill that is the Democratic party's advertising machine. It's pleasing for me to see that this is finally happening.

I'm all for a withdrawal of troops from the civil war in Iraq, but my idea for this is tempered by the fact that we, the United States, caused the calamity. As Colin Powell said, “If you break it, you own it,” and we for sure bought the china shop by sending the bull in.

My idea for change, if you're interested (and even if you're not), is the following:

1. Start by changing the leadership in this country by voting in the general election on November 7th.
2. When the 110th Congress goes into session, write your senators and congressional representatives and explain to them, not in form letter, but in writing (maybe longhand would have a greater impact), outlining the changes that you'd like to see made.
3. Ask your congressional representative, whomever wins, to KEEP YOU ADVISED of what they are doing. I believe that your representative, if asked, must keep you in the loop on the decisions they are helping to turn into action.
4. Even if your representative is not like mine (down here mine, even though they are in the other party, writes me periodically to tell me what they're doing), check out Congress' website, and the Congressional Record, and stay up to date on decisions that are being made. If you don't like something, take the time to send your congressional representative and senator a brief note.
5. Keep in mind that even though you can't afford the millions of dollars that the lobbies can, that the people we elect to send to Washington are there to represent us… not the lobbyists. A nice, handwritten note can have tremendous power.

Yes, I can be a cynic when it comes to politics; but I will also admit that I have not told my representatives what I expect of them. Therefore, I don't have the right to expect them to vote the way I want them to on various issues. But I have made up my mind that I will do this from now on. It's time…

It's time that we put a more sensible leadership in place. I firmly believe that this is the only way we will be able to regain a semblance of respect in the realm of foreign policy.