The Democratic Party Seems Out of Touch

The
mid-term national election (2014) will go down as the biggest landslide since
1928.  The Democratic Party suffered a
full fledge repudiation from the voters of America.  This was caused by the Democratic Party
leadership.  We have a President who
often lies to the American people and his puppets in the Senate and House of
Representatives cannot or will not convince him to change his ways.  His initiatives such as the Affordable Care
Act are hurting our populace and his party doesn’t seem to care about the
damage.  All of the scandals from the
IRS, State Department, National Security Agency, “Fast and Furious”, Secret
Service, ISIS, etc. seem to have no resolution coming as his administration
continues to try and cover them up. 
America’s image and international prestige have been damaged and are in
need of serious repair.

 The
majority of the American citizenship is totally disappointed and is demanding
change.  The elections on November 4 gave
us all an opportunity to show our despair. It resulted in a stronger Republican
population in the House of Representatives and a takeover of the US
Senate.  I still think that our President
still doesn’t get it.  He should follow
the wisdom of former President Bill Clinton. 
When the people said “no” to his direction he change his direction just
enough to maintain their support.  Our
current President is like “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”.

He
does not have the luck of Admiral Farragut during the Civil War and history
will not be kind to his legacy unless he transforms his persona.  The Democratic Party has become a victim of a
“power flush” – as we say in Washington, DC.

 No
longer will Senator Harry Reid, soon to be former Senate Majority Leader, block
legislation coming out of the House of Representatives.  He has more than 200 bills on his “shelf” and
denies them a Senate vote just to please the President.  The new Senate Majority Leader will be
Senator Mitch McConnell and he is going to resurrect the disrespected bills and
pass them onto the White House.  The
President will have to do one of two things – sign them or veto them.  He may go down as the President with the most
vetoes in the history of our nation.  The
bottom line here is the gridlock is over and efficiency can return.

 There
needs to be an end to stalling on the scandal investigations.  Not only will the House committees feel
reinvigorated and start prowling again but the Senate committees will now join
the investigations.  Yes, more hearings are
coming in a big time way.  Indictments
and hard times will affect the lives of those who have lied before Congress.

The
former Senate operated four of the last five years without an approved
budget.  That is going to change now with
responsible leadership returning to the Senate. 
How can you run a town let alone a nation without a budget?  Our debt should start getting under control
and our economy should start to improve. 
Wall Street celebrated after the election and that will result in a
better economy and many more jobs.

 We
can now stop the business wrecking acts of adverse regulation.  Led by the Environmental Protection Agency,
this administration attacked business with more than 3,000 rules – all of which
cost serious money and amounts to reduced sales/production and precious
jobs.  These unnecessary rules cost our
economy billions of dollars annually.

 There
was more good news from the election.  We
now have 5 more Blacks in the House of Representatives.  Three are Democrats and two are Republicans.  Alma Adams is from North Carolina; Bonny
Watson Coleman is from New Jersey and Brenda Lawrence from Michigan – all
Democrats.  The two Republicans are Mia
Love from Utah and Will Hurd from Texas. 
Also, Corey Booker from New Jersey and Tim Scott from South Carolina
were both reelected to the Senate. 
Diversity is improving.

 Finally,
maybe the time for monolithic support by Black voters will start to end.  We are the only ethnicity that blindly
follows one exclusive party and it has cost us dearly.  I heard one prominent Black female say on
Radio One, “Blacks should always vote Democratic.  It doesn’t matter who is running, just vote
Democratic.  Afterwards, we can go and
eat fried chicken.”  That is so
moronic!  It is also dangerous.  Now that we have elected officials in both
parties we cannot be taken for granted. 
Let’s be conscious of what the candidate is selling.  Never assume the vision of someone based on
their political party affiliation or race. 
  

 It
is a new day in America.  The recession
is going to end and our security will once again be strong.  Jobs are coming and businesses are starting
up.  Catch up Democratic Party.  You are welcomed to the “land of plenty”.

 Mr. Alford is the
co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.