Our Congress: An Example Of Leadership Gone Bad

 I’m saddened by watching our Congressional leaders fight over budgets, the debt ceiling, taxes and so many subjects it makes my head spin. What is sad is that I do not see many servant leaders in Congress. It doesn’t matter whether they are Democrats, Republicans or Independents. Their decisions seem to be driven by how it makes them and their party look, getting re-elected, making the other political party look bad, stretching the truth to make if fit their beliefs. The finger pointing is almost unbearable. If they just knew or maybe better yet really cared how bad it made them and us as a country look, maybe they would work to change.  But, they all seem to talk in double speak so they never have to give a straight answer. Then if they do talk all they do is blame the other party. Real leaders never blame others. 

Servant leaders sit down and try and resolve conflict. They wouldn’t keep stoking the fire with their words of conflict and name calling. They would talk in private not air the dirty laundry on TV and radio. They wouldn’t try and always one up the other leaders. They would find ways to compromise so everyone can get a little credit for the win.  Servant leaders don’t call other people names and they do what is right for those they lead.  One thing I have noticed about those in Congress they almost always refer to each other as the Republicans or Democrats when speaking about each other. They always talk like they are all opponents instead of a team of servant leaders working together to solve our countries problems.

Servant leaders would see each congressman as a person who has ideas even though they might be different, they would show respect and most importantly they would remember that little rule that says, “Every person in any argument has a little piece of right.  If we had servant leaders our halls of Congress would be filled with voices of respect, humble attitudes and leaders doing the right thing, in the right way for the right purpose.  Now we seem to have a bunch of adults acting like children arguing on the playground. I apologize to children everywhere for comparing you to our Congress. I know a servant leader shouldn’t talk like this, but it felt good to write it. Please forgive me this one time. I couldn’t help myself.

 

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