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Open Letter to the Congress of the United States
My understanding is that the President has held one national security briefing in the last month. The number of Presidential appearances on television and at town halls has been greater than the number of days he has been in office. His administration has spent more time seeking partnerships between government and large business (GE), between government and corrupt private non-profit organizations (ACORN), and between government and federally funded organizations that indoctrinate and promote administration programs (the National Endowment of the Arts), than he has with his cabinet.
Having managed large businesses, I am familiar with the concept of span of control and the need to focus on key issues in order to achieve a business’s core objectives. This president does not appear to appreciate this concept, abrogating his responsibility to DIRECTLY involve himself in the two most important issues facing this country: security and economic recovery. This raises serious questions about who is in charge, in my view. Instead, he wants to “remake” the country by asserting government control over large segments of our economy, bypassing the checks and balances of the constitution through the appointment of “czars” of questionable fealty to historical American principles, and making the world more unsafe by not supporting democratic movements in Georgia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Iran.
I suggest that you counsel the president on his responsibilities and faithfully uphold your responsibility to ensure that ALL legislation be passed by congress rather than abrogate this responsibility to the administration’s ever expanding federal regulation. In the absence of perceived progress toward these goals, I will ensure that I exercise the small influence I have on my family, friends, communities, and the organizations that I support to oppose the unconstitutional practices, policies, and profligate spending of this administration. The results of my actions will be measured at the ballot box.
