Lawmakers Should Just Admit They Were Wrong
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What's wrong with simply saying, "I'm wrong"?
I botched it.
I thought spending money would get us out of a mess, and now it looks like I've created an even bigger mess.
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What's wrong with saying things ain't right?
I thought they'd be better but they're not.
I thought the government couldn't possibly mess things up more and it did.
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What's wrong with saying, I started too fast.
And thought I knew too much.
What's wrong with saying health care means enough to come up with a plan of my own, than rely on cockamamie schemes others have tried to make my own?
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What's wrong with saying I put my trust in government checks to folks alive and well, and never envisioned thousands of checks to folks very much dead and buried?
What's wrong with saying I want to right the course, even though I've already committed a lot of money to the current course?
What's wrong with saying, I've wasted money on the old course. But I'd waste a lot more continuing on that course?
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What's wrong with showing up your opposition for failing to admit their own wrongs, just as you're freely admitting your own?
Americans are remarkably forgiving, even for politicians who've shown a remarkable penchant for cleaning out their wallets.
But they think well of the politician who admits a mistake now, than grudgingly confess it in a tell-all autobiography later.
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No, the time to admit wrongs is now.
And the time to correct those wrongs is now.
Just say it. Loudly. Clearly.
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I made a big mess, and I'm here to tell you I ain't gonna make it bigger.
Just say it: "This isn't about saving my presidency. This is about saving our country."
Do that, Mr. President, and you still might have time… to save both.
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