Is Washington still able to govern?

In only a few days 2012 will come to an end opening the path for a new beginning and new opportunities. However looking back to 2012, I am very disappointed when it comes to politics.

It seems like our government in Washington has distance itself more and more from its people whom they were elected to serve.

It seems like our government has become more and more self-serving. In 2008 President Barack Obama was elected in the hope that Washington would change. Change could have materialized, hadn’t the financial crisis stopped the momentum.

Then after the midterm elections in 2010, things turn to worse. A new branch of the Republican Party was voted into congress under false pretend. Many voters were convicted that the Tea Party would become a new force which would challenge the traditional two big Parties and bring down the ever staggering deficit.

Nevertheless, at the end many were disappointed to see the Tea-Party turned out to be the even more conservative branch of the Republican Party.

Over this past year congress was virtually unable to govern, blocking any proposal the White House put forward and become a nay-saying congress. Every idea to move the country forward had been denied, in the hop it would lead to a change of government after the election.

Yet, after the election nothing has changed.

One must ask, is Washington still able to govern?

Is the elected congress still representing the interest of all people who elected them or only the ones who hold the wealth of the country?

Is there going to be an end in side to the ever widening gap between the wealthiest and the rest of the country?

Are the financial institution who have caused the financial crisis ever been held responsible including those lawmaker who created the conditions and failed to provide over side.

I used to be optimistic when it came to our government in Washington. However, right now I don’t see any future for politics.

I think the best solution would be to radically change this old self-serving system, were Politicians are allowed to continue to govern without severing all people as written in the constitution. I think we need a term limit for Senators and Representatives who cannot run for office again after they have served eight years in the same way we limit the time of a President.

The Government need to represent its people again!