01/29/2026
After a night of heavy drinking with his buddies, Joe left the bar, got into his brand new Mercedes, and put the key into the ignition. As he headed down the interstate, far exceeding the speed limit, he lost control of his vehicle, hit the divider, and was ejected from his car. Paramedics rushed him to the local hospital in critical condition. Doctors worked frantically to save his life but in order to do so they had to amputate his left leg. Joe spend the next few weeks in a coma in ICU. When he awoke, doctors informed him of his current status. Joe was infuriated! Rather than be grateful for his surgeon’s difficult but necessary decision that saved his life, Joe was filled with rage. He cursed his doctors and the entire medical staff whose competency and care preserved his life. He called for the AMA to declare this doctor incompetent and demand that his license to practice medicine be revoked.
Eventually, Joe recovered but failed to ever take ownership for his role in this tragedy. Had Joe not walked into that bar on that Friday night, had Joe not drank excessively, had Joe not gotten into his own car to drive home, there would have been no accident. Joe would not have been injured nor had his leg amputated. Joe set this entire incident in motion by his poor decisions, causing a critical situation to occur, then blaming those who were asked to fix the mess and save his life; those who did the best they could given the horrific conditions they were handed.
Blame: a coward’s way of avoiding personal responsibility; an avoidance strategy that robs one of their personal power by holding others accountable for their mess, thus rendering them helpless victims.
Our prior administration allowed tens of millions of unvetted, undocumented non-citizens into our country illegally, many of whom are violent offenders. (These are facts not judgments.) Some states declared themselves sanctuary states offering protection even to those causing harm to others while failing to protect those who are deserving. They allowed chaos and destruction to reign putting innocent lives in danger (like Joe did). When higher authorities intervene to clean up the mess, save lives, and restore order (the medical staff), they condemn them, cause more danger and destruction, and attempt to harm them as well.
Had our former president not enabled this flood of illegals across our borders, if states had not declared themselves sanctuaries for dangerous criminals, if mayors had not prevented local law enforcement from doing their jobs, if states and local governments did not encourage their citizens to resist cooperating with federal law enforcement agencies, and if citizens would obey the law and simply not interfere with those called to do their lawful job OF KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE, then no one would have lost anything - a leg or a life. This is called personal accountability.
Blame: a coward’s way of avoiding personal responsibility; a “victim” mentality.
Responsibility: the willingness to hold one’s self fully accountable for their role in the current situation; the maturity to look honestly at one’s self and identify the poor choices they’ve made; the decision to do whatever is necessary to remedy the situation as best they can.
The only way for the insanity to end is when all parties take full ownership of their poor choices and/or policies; to stop pointing the finger at others; to make more lawfully responsible decisions that create better and safer conditions for everyone. Steps which apply to our personal lives as well: smarter decisions that benefit all and cause no harm.
It’s long overdue that we all grow up whether in government or in our personal lives. Stop blaming others. Deal with FACTS. Look at your current environment. Ask yourself, “Is what I’m contributing to this situation making it better or it worse for myself and others?” Choice is where your personal power lies; blame renders one powerless by holding others fully accountable for what’s not working.
It’s time we all put on our big girl or boy pants and take full ownership for lives. Anything less is irresponsible and spineless.
BLAME: How LAME (weak) of ME to BLAME.
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