ISIS

[Belsnickel]

(01-23-2017, 05:34 PM)McC Wrote: No, it doesn't matter to me.  But I'm not hanging on every word and syllable, trying to catch him on a technicality.  If it takes a year, you'll be focused on he missed the deadline and I'll be focused on hooray, the bastards are gone.

Here's the rub for me. Part of the populist/anti-establishment movement is holding our elected officials accountable. If an elected official says they are going to do something, they should do it. If pie in the sky goals are not feasible, then there needs to be a realistic message. It's actually one of my biggest issues with politicians is the constant over-promising and under-delivering nature of it. The public needs to stop being lied to, and Trump has been walking down that path throughout the entire campaign.

So, if Trump, or any elected official says that something is going to be done within x time frame, we need to hold them accountable. If 45 days from now ISIS is still going strong then we need to be asking him why. Why did you say 30 days? What made you think that would be a reasonable expectation? If our elected officials don't meet our expectations we have to tell them, because that is how a republic works.

I've written letters to officials on both sides expressing my displeasure or praise. Senators Warner and Kaine both received letters from me recently that were a very mixed bag. We can't be partisan on this, if your officials do something you don't like, no matter their stripes, they need to be told, and if it is enough of an issue they need to be told with votes.