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Make ‘Statesmanship’ great again

By Staff | Feb 5, 2017

We now have a new administration to lead our nation. We have 435 representatives in the U.S. House and we have 100 senators, some newly elected, some re-elected and some current.

And, we have a president and vice president, both newly elected. Simply stated, we elect only 537 of our key citizens to lead our nation. These 537 members carry a tremendous burden of national responsibility. And, we citizens have a responsibility in electing the best to lead us.

I am old enough to remember when "statesmanship" between our executive and legislative branches was actually practiced. There were actual discussions and communications between these two branches of our government. But for the past decade or more, we seem to have loss the ability for these branches to get together.

Why is that? It seems that our nationally elected officials seem to forget that their titles all start with the words United States, as in U.S. senator, or U.S. representative. Why is it that our elected officials seem not to be working for the betterment of our national interest?

The ability to get together and sit down and discuss matters of national importance has taken a second place or even a third place of importance. Instead it seems putting a "party priority" is now in first place. It seems that the priorities of our two parties are always "one-upmanship" or simply throw up roadblocks in front of the other party. This is statesmanship?

It is time that our nationally elected officials need to re-learn the art of sitting around the table, having open and frank discussions of the issues and doing what is best for our nation. Is that too much to ask?

Andrew Seremeth

Hollis

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