As American voters prepare to go to the polls on Nov. 2 to elect a third of the members of the U.S. Senate and all of the members of the House of Representatives, a great many voters, including even many Democrats, are still wondering how in the world a majority of voters elected President Barack Obama two years ago.
We have had some great presidents in our history, some mediocre ones, and some who, frankly, have been inept, or even worse than that.
Obama is not up for re-election this year. But many Americans' negative reactions to his performance surely will play a part in electing the members of the next Congress.
Why wouldn't most Americans insist upon electing a better Congress for the next two years, to help curb the mistaken policies of Obama?
Have you noticed that even many Democrats are "running from" - not "for" or "with" - Obama.
There is obvious justification for a great deal of the voter unrest about the president. How many people do you hear expressing confidence in Obama's and a majority of our senators' and representatives' reckless spending, for instance?
We are fortunate in our 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee that we have the opportunity to elect soundly conservative Chuck Fleischmann to Congress.
A great deal of the general dissatisfaction throughout our country is a result of the economic recession that is adversely affecting our country. It would not be fair to blame all of our economic troubles on Congress and Obama. But they have been spending too much and taxing too much, with many negative results.
What is the president saying and doing that should make the American people confident that he and Congress are leading in the right direction?
We will have Obama for two more years. So that makes it even more important for us to elect good members of Congress - including Fleischmann - to restrict Obama mistakes now, and to set the stage for better presidential leadership two years from now and beyond.
Who wants higher taxes, $1.3 trillion more in annual red ink and inept leadership?
We can't change the president on Nov. 2. But we can change the majority in Congress.