Party platforms only define party principles, not rules or laws. 

The Shrew blog focuses primarily on the human capacity for emotional maturity, openness as a condition toward wholeness, fortitude and humility.  The application of this human capacity is what I call the Female Principle (FP).  The Shrew blog attempts to show how the FP can strengthen all human relationships.

Today I would like to point out the absurdity of the Republican vs Democrat showdown in Washington D.C.  When did our representatives come to believe that their constituents want to dwell on the extreme fringe of each of these parties?  I don’t care if our President is Donald Trump or Donald Duck, representative government is not about the parties, it is about the people that they represent who are diverse in many ways.  Party platforms only define party principles, not rules or laws.

In my I’m Shrewd post of February 3rd I attempted to point out how liberals are doing their best to slander conservatives as evil.  I contend that when either side is focused on elevating their platform as the only path to America’s solutions we all lose.  For instance, during the Obama administration I observed a very liberal progressive agenda formulated by the Democrat run majority Congress.  Don’t get me wrong, I like progress.  In fact our country has been continually busting out of its tyrannical shell since the Revolutionary War.  But the American Dream is not about progressing government managed benefits as in the Democrat ideas of universal health care, government funded higher education and unrestricted welfare.  These seem like courageous acts until you discover that once government is in control, taxation increases and private funds dry up leading to job loss and wage stagnation.

The Republican ideas are no better.  For example during the Bush administration Wall Street regulators were not doing their jobs.  Oversite on banks especially where mortgages were concerned was severely lacking.  The conservative idea of everyone owning their own home was a farce.  Not everyone is prepared to own a home especially when banks intentionally poison the fiscal well.  “Fast” money, just like “free” stuff leads to consequences for the working class and cause the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer.  A shared principle for both parties and all Americans could be this: “People of all backgrounds are free to actualize their own successes through a culture of emotional maturity and fortitude (FP).”

Washinton D.C. shows us time and again that their smoke screen is unreliable.  Law makers must have humility and openness as a condition toward wholeness (FP). People and not parties are best equipped to handle daily struggles which are necessary in personal growth and freedom to achieve.  The Federal Government simply needs to provide the clear oversight to allow ingenuity to take place at the local level.  And people at the local level must advocate for each other with love and community support.

The President is a person elected for a short time to protect and uphold our democratic principles.  The Congress represents state’s rights and ensures civil protections.  Our states are incubators of innovation for all their residents.  And we the people  live out our dreams in relation to our community goals.  It works when we work together.

Let’s be a nation of ideas that reinforce our strong work ethic, and move away from childish partisan politics that stir our emotions.  It’s the only way forward…