"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them"                 Thomas Jefferson

Listening to all the rhetoric coming from today’s liberal Democrats, these words could not have been more prophetic. It would seem that we, as a nation, have strayed somewhat from the fundamental ideals laid out for us by the founders of our great republic. We seem to have forgotten that, with regard to government, it is extremely important to maintain a healthy balance in what it is we seek from government and what we can produce through our own initiative. It is of the utmost importance that "We the people" strive to keep government as our servant and not allow it to become our master. Because those of us who come to rely exclusively on government for their personal welfare, essentially end up as slaves to that same government. For the very simple reason that when you sell your soul to the government it’s pretty much like selling it to the Devil, and the outcome is the same. You’ve just allowed the government to take away your freedoms as well as your ability to make your own decisions independently, inevitably ending up with you in bondage from and performing servitude to whom it is you get all your government goodies.

That’s why I simply do not understand the eagerness with which reasonably intelligent people continue to accept at face value the rhetoric from today’s liberal Democrat’s and their presidential candidate, Barack Obama. We cannot permit ourselves to be convinced that it is our best interest to allow governmental control over our daily lives by limiting our individual freedoms. The government, despite what the elitists may think or say, does not know what is best for us common folk. These very same elitists continually demonstrate such arrogance, while professing to have our best interests at heart. The stark reality here is that they are nothing but frauds, power hungry, control seeking, frauds doing their level best to increase their power and control over us. The analogy that I think of that best fits this scenario is one where the used car salesman does his best to convince you that the car he is trying to sell you is THE car for you. Then, when you buy it, it blows up as soon as you’ve driven it off the lot. Those in government care about one thing and one thing only, tightening their grip on the lives of everyday Americans. A prime example would be demonstrated by the fact of them trying so hard to get control of your healthcare. Just why do you think they are trying so hard to do just that? Because they care about the little guy or that they wish to make it all more equitable? GET A GRIP!! There is one reason and one reason only, and that is to rob you of one of your ability to make one of the most important decisions in your life. They wish to be able to dictate to you how you go about getting medical treatment for you and your family members. Imagine the power and control that gives them. They would be able to tell you what sort of treatment you can have and what kind you cannot have.

These liberals will stop at nothing until they can convince at least a majority of the voting public in this country that our best chance as citizens for a happy and successful life will come through an increased government involvement in our lives.

Another tactic being used more and more by those on the left is this nonsense based on the screwy premise of man-made Global Warming. It is nothing more than just another excuse they’ll use to gain a toe hold so they can worm their way farther into our live in another attempt to gain some manner of control over another aspect of our lives. We must all be aware, very aware of the tactics they will try to employ.

The warning signs are everywhere and are becoming even more obvious everyday. And yet, more and more people either choose to ignore them or they are content with the proposition of allowing the government further access into the lives and reducing their individual rights. Mark my words there is going to come a day, if we are not diligently keeping watch, when we will have happily relinquished our independence to the government and allowed it so far into our everyday existence that we will wonder what happened. But by then we will have lost all hope of retrieving the independence we so freely gave up. We will have lost that which the Founding Father had risked so much to provide us with. But it won’t be only our freedoms that we have traded away, but that of our children and our children’s children as well.

We watch these same clowns every night telling us what we think is the truth about what is going on in our nation and the world, but it’s not. Everything that comes out of their mouths has all gone through a thorough sifting out process, which removes any relevant facts that would be contrary to any position taken by the Democrats and more importantly, Obama. We’re being fed nothing but pabulum consisting of nothing that might cause us to doubt what it is we’re being told. Quite honestly it’s really nothing more than an attempt to keep us all brainwashed. And if you watch any of the Obama rallies, it appears to be working. Nothing derogatory is ever presented about this guy, like when he thought there were 57 states, or any number of his other screw- ups. You put this guy in front a teleprompter and he comes across as the eloquent candidate they consistently try to portray him as. But when he’s flying solo he’s not so good. In fact, if John McCain had said some of the stupid things that Obama has said, these same nightly news clowns wouldn’t let it die for a month, if even then. And of course you’ll notice that there is nothing ever said about Obama’s lack of experience, skill or ability and in every interview you’ve ever seen with him the questions are so softball it’ll make you want to puke. Unless, of course, they have already succeeded in convincing you that you must vote for Obama for the sake of your children. Yeah, only if you want your children to have less that you do. That would be less freedom, less money and an overall lower standard of living. If that’s what you want for your kids, then by all means, vote for Obama.

Obama, presumed by many to be our next President, says if elected, his first official act will be to pull all of our troops from Iraq and bring them home. I have to wonder, has he really thought that through. Or, is he simply behaving as just another card-carrying, enthusiastic advocate of a malignant ideology that favors only a doctrine of appeasement? And is this doctrine clouding his judgement putting the rest of us at risk? I just don’t think he has fully taken into account the potential consequences that would be the direct result of a rapid pullout of our troops from Iraq. The ramifications of such a dangerously naïve plan would be catastrophic and last far longer than an Obama presidency. For him to think that America can unilaterally withdraw and escape the consequences that such a retreat would bring to us here at home shows the stark reality that Obama is clearly not ready for the big stage. If he is so foolish as to think that if we simply flee from those we are fighting, they will gladly leave us alone he is even more dangerous to us than are the terrorists we’re fighting. This enemy has both the desire and the ability to strike at America and they are encouraged by their successes, when achieved, seeing them as a reward from God. We cannot run from them and expect them not to chase us to where we live. Neither can we allow the return to a September 10 mentality nor can we afford to waste time for the on-the-job training required of someone so hopelessly inept as Obama.