What’s The Plan?

On the eve of the Fourth of July I would like for us to think back to our founding fathers who understood the need for a plan to govern our new nation. They were a diverse group of men who did not always agree on everything, but they did inherently understand the need for structure to run the country and worked on it diligently until they came up with the Declaration of Independence, as well as a constitution and bill of rights later. This is not a political blog, so to speak, so please don’t send me responses debating my point of view. This is a blog about thinking about picking leaders with a plan.
It is clear to me that the majority of people are fed up with our political leaders and who can blame them. Being unhappy with the way things are going makes people want change. Bernie and Donald both have made traction with the idea that things have got to change even though they come at it from totally opposite sides. The majority of voters in the UK also wanted change and thus Brexit passed.
If things are not going well change is a good idea, but changing without a plan is not. It’s not exactly change that we want, but improvement. Improvement takes thoughtfulness and strategy. Not political strategy just to win, but strategy to compromise to make changes.
In the UK the people that were leading the exit group had no plan about what it would really mean if they won. They whipped people up in a furry promising that the country would be better off leaving the EU and when people blindly followed them they quickly discovered that the so called Brexit leaders did not exactly understand what it meant to untangle themselves from their relationship with the EU. It was fervor without a plan. 
Our congress in the last few years has done nothing. They don’t legislate, they don’t negotiate, they don’t plan, when they do vote they mostly vote no. Seems like if congress is not going to do anything we don’t need them. Why pay for people who are about not doing their jobs?  
The presidential race is the worst mess we have seen in a long time. Never have we had candidates who are so disliked. But these are the choices we have and we have got and we have to be involved and make a decision.
It is time to ask all our leaders “What is the plan for improvement?” We need to not just follow people blindly who are espousing change because we are sick of the status quo. Change for changes sake could be much worse.  
I have heard so many people say they are not going to vote for anybody because they do not “like” the candidates. That makes you part of the do-nothing group, like congress. Instead of opting out so you can say, “I didn’t vote for that idiot,” listen carefully to the plans of the candidates and vote for the one who has the one that makes the most sense to you. 
That assumes that a candidate has a plan. If they don’t, I suggest that is the worst choice. Wishful thinking that a candidate knows what they are going to do if they win is not always the case. Look at Britain.  
If you want change, work to make it happen. It is not the most important thing that you like your President, it is most important they they are competent, have a level of understanding about all that the job entails and can make plans for improvement and carry them out.
As for congress I don’t know what the answer is. With as bad as the Presidential race is seems like Congress is the true mess. I think they are thankful for the spotlight on Donald and Hilary so they can continue to do nothing under the radar. I suggest doing nothing is not a plan.