One understands interpersonal relationships, one understands fear based motivation; one wants the other side to realize and share success, one wishes the other side would disappear; one would tell you his opponents have a just cause if not appropriate methods, one would have you believe the picture below represents his opponents.
"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."
John C. Maxwell
The news cycle the last 48 hours has been filled with the phrase 'historical'. What with the insurance exchanges officially opening and the shutdown of the government, each moment of political maneuvering has been deemed historical.
I believe the real historical events will be the ramifications of the two speeches given today and of course we may not know just what those ramifications are for months or years to come. I listened to both speeches. The first clearly identified the need to achieve objectives while acknowledging his opponents value and worth and that historical sacrifices would have to be made by his government if a compromise were to be achieved. The second also clearly identified the need to achieve objectives but the similarities ended there. The leader exhorted and blamed his opponents intimating that the opinion of a majority of the country's citizens were at fault; no value or worth for these opponents. He went on suggesting, no demanding that compromise was not an option as if change was in fact not inevitable; demonstrating also that growth is not on his agenda.
The historical consequences of these two speeches will in time be known. The legacy of these leaders revealed. As always, while I share my opinion, I also present the facts. And you get to make up your own mind, not just about the topic but also what future this brings to America.
As a side note, we must now call the furloughed workers expected / not expected rather than essential / non-essential. We wouldn't want to bruise any egos...
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