Work together, or go

This past week I witnessed the collapse of the health-care initiative and the witch hunt perpetrated on the Supreme Court nominee. My takeaway from both events was a failure by the people we elect to properly serve us. Instead, they take pride in seeing how rude they can be to the other party and persons.

We still have Obamacare in place. Has anyone seriously considered Democrats and Republicans working together to fix it or just let it die? Why haven’t the Democrats been involved with the Republican plan that failed? And it seems each party is now infiltrated with special-issue caucuses that do not stand with their own party. There is no winner on either side. If Obamacare fails as indicated and there is no replacement plan, everyone loses.

The president tweets that there is no need to worry. Really? The ugliness in confirming a new Supreme Court judge is unnecessary. Get it done so we can have a full Supreme Court without more animosity.

The way things presently work, we do need a special caucus group. I’ll call it the “Slippery Eel Caucus.” It can work to confound everything that comes along, good or bad, and stalemate all congressional action. That’s what it looks like the goal is to me.

For those who have to run again in 2018, don’t bother on either side. The stink is so bad we cannot tolerate it anymore. Learn to play together or go home and stay home.

ROBERT A. SPENCER

North Little Rock