A do nothing Congress

"Our political system is just plain broken". The words of a man who has simply given up on his congress. With America waking up to the news that its government would not "bailout" a struggling Wall st., Ruben Navarrette Jr. has made it his business to bring congress's incompetence into the spotlight. Navarrette, a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune, was able to transcribe his feelings to paper in his short, but to the point commentary "Ditch the do-nothing Congress". Referring to the recent failure of the House to pass a $700 billion package deal that would help stop the bleeding of the recently gashed stock market. Ruben uses Congress's lack luster track record to back his argument. "It has already dodged immigration, Social Security, Iraq, the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and other issues". The historical indecision of the House and Senate is a great base for Navarrette to launch his campaign of disapproval. His intended audience (i think) is anybody who is willing to listen. His opinion and argument i thought was well formed and founded. He used good histroical evidence and got his point of view across. Even so, i seem to disagree with him on this one. Yes i admit, while our Congress has at times failed to react quickly to certain issues and matters, i think they got it right this time. There is a sense of discomfort when it comes to the bailout deal among the American public. In an ideal democracy, the collective people and not the select few should have the final say. Maybe it was because none of the parties wanted to take responsibility for future problems that may arise from the deal. Or maybe it's the inability for our government to make a decisive move at a decisive time. Or maybe, just maybe, our political system worked so well, that it heard the cries of its people to vote nay, and that it did. Im not going to sit here and pretend to know or understand what is best for the American economy. If the handout is good or bad. What i do know is what i see and hear, and from what i have seen and heard, not to many people like the idea of giving away $700 billion. However the bill was re-formulated and was able to pass on its second voting through the Senate. The House is expected to vote shortly. Regardless if it passes or not, Navarrette's argument was based on his opinion that our government is unable to hear or react to its people's needs. I on the other hand like to think that our representatives felt and heard the peoples thoughts and opinions and voted accordingly. And with that, were able to go back to the drawing boards and revise the plan so that it will benifit the American People. I know that sounds kinda corny and foolish, but hey, ive always been a "glass half-full" kinda guy.