“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured”
- Mark Twain
Anger and Accountability in America
Americans are focused today on what’s missing in their government and in leaders than the benefits they derive from our democracy. The single most imperative for people in politics, business, the media or popular culture is to recognize the anger in America and as a result show and demonstrate genuine, measurable accountability in what they do and how they do it.
The list of complaints are endless – and certainly justifiable. Americans have seen politicians govern without accountability and spend money with abandon recklessness, while we fall further into personal, national and generational debt. Ordinary people feel that hard work isn’t enough to get ahead in today’s America; and they think Washington barely works at all.
What Makes You Angriest About Washington? (more…)
