Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

The remark keeps being made about what the democrats are going to do to stop Trump. As the house and senate are both heavy in favor of the republican party the real question is what are they going to do about it. Our democracy is not or should not be party specific. The idea that challenging the guy at the top may be greeat if you are working for someone that is paying your wages. Elected officials are being paid by the public and that is the boss that members of congress should be concerned with.
So what if Trump has a melt down over being challenged, even he and his rich friends can not control the career of every person that points out problems with what is happening. Doing the right thing should be the bench mark for reelection, not ass kissing the person in the oval office. Even bosses can be taught as power often seems to destroy civility and common sense. My personal experience with that on one occasion was having the head of the company curse me on the phone because I did not follow a verbal instruction that he had given to my assistant manager on my day off and I did not get the message. The cursing ended when I hung up on him. My direct supervisor called me and asked if it was true that I had humg up and I confirmed that is was and why. A few days later I had reason to be in the big bosses office and our conversation was very pleasant. Others in the office could not believe that I had not been fired or at least had my ass chewed.
The point is that doing your job should be the measure of your rating no matter what you may do career wise. With members of congress they should base their expectation of reelection on the opinion of the voting public not on the whims of the President and a few of his rich friends. A smart move would be to point out that the opposition coming from the top should be proof that you are doing your job and taking care of your constituants. So having a backbone is not just a problem for the party that is not in power, it is a requirement for all that were elected to serve the people.