a Haiti perspective

What's happening in Haiti is beyond belief. The pain, the death, the dangerous diseases. The people of Haiti deserve our help. Just more than a week after the earthquake, Americans have donated more than $10,000,000 (10 million) through our cell phone texts!

Americans always give to those in need without being required to do so. We feel a longing to help others; it's just in our nature. What gets me, though, is how quickly adversarial politicians are willing to unite when it's someone else's country that needs the help. What about when we need the help here in America? The votes are split, the energy is counterproductive, the ideas are typically about power to the party rather than hope for the Republic.

George Bush & Bill Clinton united within hours of the earthquake to raise money for Haiti. Why can't they unite to resurrect our economy? In America, when we have a strong economy, we have more people who donate to charities, save for disaster and invest in our future. When another country has devastation, we are the place where they can find refuge and work.

Our freedoms in the United States of America are hanging on a thread and our bi-partisan politicians can only unite when it comes to saving another country? It's time to focus on our economy and all else will fall into place.

to the Federal Government: stop spending. cut spending. cut taxes. de-regulate. take responsibility and learn from history. enact FairTax. encourage responsibility of our citizens.