I’ve been thinking a bit on some of the things radio talk show host Glenn Beck desires in politics.
He wants to repeal everything, or almost everything, President Obama’s administration has done the last few years. On many if not all of these issues, I am in agreement with Mr. Beck.
However, it seems that he wants the next President, and Members of Congress to change everything instantly. He calls it a return to the original intent of the Constitution for our federal government.
This is where I find him to be the same as President Obama.
President Obama came into office and basically forced his policies through Congress and the American people. He ran for office on the promise of transparency and a lengthy time-table for bills to be debated in the public but these promises never came to be. He is now a President who will forever fight with the GOP and claim compromise.
The GOP will never play along because they do not trust the President. Both sides have to compromise on their pet projects. (Taxes have to go up and entitlements have to be reformed)
Glenn Beck wants the conservative President to act the same way: come into office and shove his/her policies quickly through Congress and the American people. If this were to happen, Democrats in Congress will work to block everything coming from the White House just as Republicans are doing now.
Most Americans do not want instant change. This has to happen gradually. Officials must work within the system to bring about change – not instantly. We all see how flawed things are. We all understand the tax code needs reformed, health care needs fixed and Social Security needs reformed as well. This all can be done step-by-step and not lunge by lunge.
There’s a story about a preacher and the piano. The preacher wanted to move the piano so one week he moved it to where he wanted it. The congregation raised holy hell and forced him to move it back. Upset with his congregation, the preacher had an idea and the next week he moved the piano an inch closer to where he wanted it. Each week for the next year he moved the piano one inch. By the end of the year, the piano had been moved to where the preacher ultimately wanted it and the congregation never said a word.
Change can come, Mr Beck. But if you want it to come as soon as the new President comes into office, you will never get things done and this new President will behave exactly like President Obama.
I don’t believe Glen said he thought instant change was possible. In fact, he indicated on GBTV that it could be done by 2020 ONLY IF the people are able to make big government obsolete. Watch the GBTV show from 10/8/11 and visit mercuryone.org to find out more about what Glenn thinks needs to be done. But you are right, Glenn does state that we cannot survive another progressive in the White House, no matter if he’s a Republican or a Democrat.