An Open Letter to My Representative

Congratulations on your election victory. I'd like to ask you to work with everyone in the House to do what's best for our country and our state, regardless of party. I hope you do not agree with Mitch McConnell that the over-riding goal of the GOP controlled House is to ensure that President Obama loses in 2012. That kind of partisan, divisive rhetoric is unhelpful, unproductive, and an example of what is wrong with politics today.
The challenges that face our nation are huge, and we need the best ideas to be considered, worked out and put into action to solve them, which can't happen when Democrats and Republicans adopt a "my way is the only way" approach. I was disappointed when the GOP was in the minority and continually refused to do anything but attempt to block legislation in an effort to hand the President a "defeat." I hope that, going forward, you and your party will be willing to compromise to get good legislation passed that will help the country recover and heal.

Sincerely and respectfully,
Stephen Beckner