It's About Time

Recently one of my nieces was married and at the wedding and the after-party everyone was saying "It's about time" because they had been engaged a long time. I think the president and Congress have had a similar kind of relationship: the Republicans didn't want to give the president any legislative victories, but now the Republicans have gained leadership positions and can take some of the credit for achievements. The Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) in particular, say they are now ready to find agreements and move the country forward. Hallelujah.

Now is the time for President Obama to show his great leadership and begin pushing the legislation of most importance to the country.

There are of course, some Liberal issues (if there is such a thing) which Republicans won't touch, so those will have to wait. But, on issues where Republicans have their own ideas there has to be room for progress.


Areas which may be of common or overlapping interest:

budget & appropriations, immigration reform (possibly without any citizenship possibilities), tax reform (probably takes far too long to get done soon), infrastructure spending, agreements on presidential action to destroy ISIL, campaign contribution transparency to end "dark" money which may come from foreign sources we don't want in American politics, raising the taxable-income cap to raise more money for Social Security and international trade (TPP)

This is a moment when the president's sense of "the urgency of now" can be shown most clearly!