Broken Promises

I am having a very difficult time understanding many of my “fellow Americans”.

I look around me and see the “American Way” quickly becoming something I am less than proud of.   I see that corruption in our federal government has risen to extreme levels that I never thought possible.

Radicals, socialists, communists, crooks, thugs and automatons pervade the highest levels of our government.

I see a huge power shift from the people to our corrupt government.

I see Black Panther bullies given a pass for outlandish intimidation of voters at a polling place.  By the way, my concern has NOTHING to do with race, it has only to do with America and our law.  I wonder how Mr. Holder would have handled guys in white sheets intimidating black voters in Mississippi?  (I would hope he would stow them under the jail as he should have done with the Panthers. Now I have insulted both the panthers and the clan.)

I see a health care law enacted that creates many more problems than it solves and a US Army unit training in Georgia to handle “domestic unrest” with in our own borders.

I see terrorists being called ill instead of hateful and Americans who cherish traditional American values being ridiculed and mocked.

I see presidential promises broken with a wink instead of an apology (and America winks back).

Speaking of apologies, I see POTUS apologizing to the world for everything that is good in America.

I see our government trashing our relationships with our closest allies and sucking up to those who hate us.

I see our economy being trashed and our children’s future being squandered.

I see what has been a worthless media, rising up and becoming a malignant force that seems to be bent on our destruction.

And our congress! when did it become the enemy of America?

I feel like Rip Van Winkle!

It seems that bad has become the new good and good has become outdated, uncool, and stupid. (Props to Isaiah the Hebrew prophet for warning us this would happen)

The point is, I see these things and think: Germany, circa 1936, Argentina, circa 1955 (or North Korea, circa today).  Whereas, millions of my fellow citizens, see a great new hero who is leading America to its glorious destiny.

And, when I try to talk to one of these citizens who refer to themselves by the euphemism “progressives”,  I begin to see how much trouble we are really in.  Trying to talk to these “progressives” about our founders and the constitution or freedom and its price, is worse than trying to talk to a fence post.  At least the fence post can generally be counted upon to be free from body odor and refrain from spitting on you or clubbing you to death with nonsensical sound bites and mantras.

It is more like trying to teach a pig to fly.  It is a complete waste of time and it annoys the pig.

In reading this, you may conclude that I hate Mr. Obama, but that is not the case.  I hate what he is doing to the America i grew up in.  The one that was created and preserved by the blood and sacrifice of my ancestors.  The one that I have served and struggled to pass on to my posterity.

But I do not hate Barack Obama.

I believe he is simply being himself and doing what he sincerely thinks is best for himself and those he cares about.  There are no surprises with Mr. Obama.  He is exactly what he seemed to be before he was elected and he is behaving exactly as he told us he would (for example: why should he prove he is ineligible for this great job when he can get a pass and keep feeding at the trough?).

When he reminded Republican law-makers that “Elections have consequences” shortly after his inauguration, he was simply setting the tone for his presidency.  He brought his friends and associates with him to Washington just as Jimmy Carter (the last president whose stupidity we almost didn’t survive) did.  It just so happens that rather than being a bunch of “crackers” (and I mean that in the kindest possible way.  Some of my best friends are from Georgia) Obama’s cronies are a bunch of thugs, crooks and radicals (ooops, now I have insulted Chicago).

I don’t hate Barak, I just want the USA to survive him and get back on track.

And I should say this:

Our country has been off track since long before Mr. Obama bounded onto our stage.  In fact, we have been the proverbial “frogs in a pot” for decades.

We have been steadily pursuing a slide down the slippery slope we started in 1962 when prayer was first banned in schools.  This slide was certainly accelerated in the decade beginning in 1965 during which we sacrificed 50,000 American lives in a futile war in Vietnam for which we had no clearly defined objective and no commitment to “win” (whatever that meant to the politicians), then again in 1973 when Roe v. Wade paved the way for the legal slaughter of over 40,000,000 unborn babies so far.

I thought the slide was over when Ronald Reagan was Elected in 1980.  Unfortunately, that merely just a pleasant delay, but it made me feel optimistic about our country again after the Carter fiasco…er… administration.

When you think about it, If the Obama regime serves as a wake up call to a sleeping American populace (who have been enjoying the warming water in the pot for at least five decades) before we actually boil to death, Mr. Obama could be the best thing that has happened to America in fifty years!

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If you are interested in a preview of the USA of the future should we fail to end our plunge into leftist utopia, look no farther than Detroit.  Detroit has been the model city for the leftist vision of Utopia since the 1960′s.

It is a city detached from the economic realities of supply and demand and the fight to remain competitive and give customers what they want.  It is a city where the critical balance of power between labor and capital was artificially jammed in favor of labor, giving inordinate power to unions.  Wages and benefits have been maintained at the highest in the world without regard to value provided.  Failure was not allowed, the rich uncle (Sam) was always there to bail out.  People were not fired, they were simply moved into “job banks” drawing near full pay for NOT working.  A workers paradise!

This thought provoking video takes us on a tour of this workers’ paradise today as the unemployment rate pushes 30%.  One fact says it all: A Detroit student today is more likely to go to prison than to graduate from high school.

Liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, you owe yourself a look at this video.

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Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced the national unemployment rate reached 10.2 percent during the month of October:

“Families across this nation are devastated by the reality of a 26-year high unemployment rate. It’s hard to find a friend or a neighbor who hasn’t been touched by today’s news that the national unemployment rate is 10.2 percent. The challenges facing our families and small businesses are obvious to those who are listening. Unfortunately, the Democrat leadership has turned a deaf ear to the concerns voiced by countless citizens, and the American people are paying the price.

“The American people want to know why Congress is forcing through the Pelosi plan for a government takeover of health care instead of a plan that will help create jobs. Concerned citizens don’t understand why their elected officials can’t work together to create jobs and bring relief to families hurting in the city and on the farm. It is time Democrat leaders abandon their endless pursuit of government-run health care and begin working on bipartisan solutions that will put the American people back to work.”

Source:
Pence Statement on Latest Unemployment Numbers

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On September 24th,
The Hill reported that Pelosi commits to 72-hour wait before health vote

A spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) suggested Thursday that Pelosi’s promise should be taken with a grain of salt.

“House Democrats actually voted to post the trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ bill online for 48 hours before a vote and then broke that promise, so this should be taken with a large grain of salt,” said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel.

Looks like Congressman Boehner was right.

The Washington Examiner is reporting that Democratic leadership, House Speaker Nancy Pelois and Senate Leader Harry Reid, are discouraging members from signing a petition that would force a vote on the 72-hour rule.

Congress. Reps. Brian Baird, D-Wash., and Greg Walden, R-Ore., are circulating a petition among House lawmakers that would force a vote on the 72-hour rule.

Nearly every Republican has signed on, but the Democratic leadership is unwilling to cede control over when bills are brought to the floor for votes and are discouraging their rank and file from signing the petition. Senate Democrats voted down a similar measure last week for the health care bill.

The reluctance to implement a three-day rule is not unique to the Democrats.

The Republican majority rushed through the controversial Patriot Act in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as well as a massive Medicare prescription drug bill in 2003 that added hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit.

Please read the entire article here:
Congressional leaders fight against posting bills online

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First let me make it perfectly clear that Mr. Jones and I disagree violently on how to run this country and how to solve the problems that face us.  Therefore, I am happy to see that he is no longer serves in an official capacity in our government.

Having said that, I must say that I respect Van Jones. He has not attempted to deceive us. He seems to have always been up-front and candid about his radical views.  He is what he has said he is and even though we disagree, this country thrives on respectful differences.

Mr. Jones is not the problem and never has been. Mr. Obama who appointed him to the position is the problem.

Jones was appointed in hopes his radicalism would slip by the American people as he was appointed to a position of great power and influence, but unlike those filling other similar positions as authorized by our Constitution, Mr. Jones was spared the process of senate scrutiny and approval. This flies directly in the face of the checks and balances built into our Constitution.

Mr. Jones is not a deceiver; Mr. Obama is.  Notice also, when Mr. Jones’ candor shined the light on Mr. Obama and his radical agenda, Mr. Obama dropped his friend like a hot potato.

Mr. Obama invited us to judge him by those with whom he has chosen to surrounded himself. The deeper we look into that the more frightening this national nightmare becomes.

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Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 216,000 more Americans lost their jobs in August. The unemployment rate rose to 9.7%, the highest level in 26 years.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the White House continues to tout the alleged success of their so-called stimulus bill,” said Congressman Price. “The 216,000 workers who lost their jobs last month join the millions of out-of-work Americans whose prospects for future employment are being hindered, not helped, by the federal government’s inefficient and enormously expensive Porkulus projects. The Democrats’ unprecedented level of government borrowing and spending will not stimulate job creation, nor has it stopped the job losses being experienced by so many Americans.

The Democrats sold their plan as a way to immediately pick up the economy. In fact, it is little more than a multi-year program to borrow and spend hundreds of billions of dollars for special interest giveaways. The real secret to economic growth is simple – reverse the skyrocketing debt that slows down private sector investment and allow individuals and businesses to decide for themselves how best to utilize their hard-earned dollars.

Here are some articles about the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Report:
Non-Farm Payrolls Fall 216,000, Jobless Rate 9.7%

Unemployment rate rises to 26-year high

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