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From the time I was very young, my father drilled a phrase into my memory that always serves well in times when progress is at a standstill. You've probably heard it before: "Lead, follow, or get out of the way." If there's one sentiment I would like to share with Republican party leaders today, that would be it.

Today, Ohio Representative John Boehner introduced the public to the Republican party's counter-proposal for a national budget, an eighteen page pamphlet that contains no actual numbers. This move has all the tell-tale signs of a joke, but the punchline just isn't funny. This isn't leading, this is trying to be an albatross around President Obama's neck. And their political strategy is obvious: do whatever it takes to help Obama to fail, by whatever means necessary, so that 'Pubs running for office in 2010 can appear to be a favorable alternative. Well that's great for your careers, guys, but for the rest of us average joes...not so much. I would like to believe that the Republican "strategery" is too transparent to go unnoticed by the general public, but I'm not that naiive. After all, this is still the same country that elected a mentally disabled drug addict and religious zealot to office...twice.

One would think that the United States' (and by extension, the world's) financial crisis would be obvious to any politician, no matter their party affiliation. If continued employment is the Republican party's goal, then they should first see to it that their employer...in this case, the American people...stays in business. Instead, they're doing the equivalent of spending every hour of every work day updating their resumés and padding their portfolios. For all the talk of this idea that politicians work for the people, our impotence in terminating their employment is disappointing to say the least.

I am quickly becoming less and less impressed with Obama's efforts to reach across the aisle for Republican support. That strategy also has obvious political motivations, and it's equally unhelpful in this situation. The minority party's political mission right now is to be completely unhelpful, and I question why Democrats continue to hope for cooperation from Republicans when they consistently have no intention of leading, following, or getting out of the way. Democrats have a majority in both houses, and the advantage should be put to use. If Republicans won't make themselves useful, then to Hell with them.

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