Super Swirly!
Due to being an entrepreneur and new business owner....I have been offline for several months. I started a roofing business and travel business this summer and lost a lot of free time .... 24 hrs is not enough! Needless to say, we got flushed. I proudly stand with the 57,155,296 citizens of this great land to vote for the experienced American candidate. I hate that California, New York, Chicago and other left-ist hotspots control the Presidency. Not only that, but I wonder how many false votes were cast... Never the less, Obama is the next President. I have noted my thoughts on the silver lining below. I wrote the following shortly after the results were confirmed on 11/4/08.Can you imagine a loss on the Democrat side? Maybe the silver lining is that we don't have riots because the immaturity and hate that so embodies the Democratic force. Watching McCain's concession....I was so struck by the total silence, calm, control, class and honor. From the many hours listening to radio (NPR, 1000am OKC, XM-Power, and XM-Fox/CNN) this would not have been the response had Obama lost. Just picture in your mind the two Black Panther's intimidating voters in PA. Think of P.Diddy's comments. With the mass of people on the "front porch" of the White House...I would hope nothing would have happened had the results been different. It is good that no one has been hurt tonight and the stepped up security and police force in many cities was a precaution that did not have to be used.
Nevertheless, here we are. In the name of THE OFFICE, I congratulate Obama, he is historic and I am glad that we are now past a myth that there was a glass ceiling to the highest offices of the land...but follow quickly with "do not desecrate that Office!" Nor allow Michelle...I suspect she is proud to be American a second time tonight. (Since writing this...anyone find it odd that Michelle has been absent from her husband? Or, that Biden has been quiet?)
As for his "experience," may I just add: Truly had any other man or woman lacking so heavily in qualities and accomplishments...they would never have even been on the ballot.....I know I wouldn't have been, and I am only a short seven years younger than he.
So, as good citizens, I imagine many of us will go on with life and roll with the punches. What I am hoping is that many of us will take it one step further and press to win a true America back. There is much to do:
Prayer. That of course is first and foremost. Why we are in this spot - who knows. God is in control and prayer is what will get us through it. God's hand may still protect us from outside attacks and we can only pray that the potential for attack are small, if any. (It has been very quiet....though I read today that S. Korea's Nuke facility1 is going forth and their missile launchers can go the distance.) Further, prayer that Obama is protected and strengthened/guided through his Presidency. Prayer for the Secret Service as well....recall that they have families and their lives will be on the line every day - possibly more than ever before.
Next to that is footwork. Emails. Letters. Phone Calls. Conversations. Education.
We are not socialist...this Great Country was built on Capitalism and has proven that Socialism, Tyranny and Dictatorial regimes are foolishness. But our public education system, liberal entities and each of us have allowed a failed philosophy to creep into our lives and come to fruition in a young charismatic man. Socialism has never worked. The only reason we are going for it is because, we have dabbled and enjoyed entitlements, we encourage failure and mediocrity, we have bailed out airlines, corporations and mortgage companies. In fact the democrats, Pelosi, are already talking about their next billion dollar stimulus package.2 When you keep giving...you tear down the man's desire to produce for himself.
It must stop. We cannot continue down this road. Try spending 10x your income every month.....yeah - that's what I thought. America can't do it either. The words of our Forefathers seem flat...Life, Liberty and the Pursuit (implicitly states action) of happiness. There is nothing we deserve but this.3 Sit on your butt and reap the rewards of your folly .... don't require me to pay for your stupidity and laziness. I work 60-80hrs a week for family, my home and property and for the ability to give 10-12% of my earnings to charity. Obama....in all his attempts at dodging accusations about his socialist lean...is at least supported in his spending habits....less than 3-5% on average since 2000.4 My 10% goes back to pre-teen years. I'm not tooting my horn - just point to a major flaw - Obama doesn't practice what he preaches.
So, regardless what Kool-Aid we drank as Americans, Obama's spending is going to require increased taxes on everyone. Just do simple math (not new math) there are only about 100 million people that have the types of income he addresses - roughly 5%. These people are smart enough to legally us the tax code to build their business and shelter their money. They won't pay high taxes and shouldn't....even if Warren Buffet did not support Obama - his taxes won't change. Yours will...mine will....that is for sure. Just watch as Bush's tax cut die off in 2010 and your tax liability increases over 3% instantly....not counting what he plans or is forced to add! This from Obama's mouth - and he thinks it is not much.5
Watching Obama, while historic; I feel cheated, violated, raped. We know nothing about this man - other than his call for "change." We were not told everything and we were fed a line. Last night, Tom Brokaw and some talking heads verified this and incredulous lauded Obama as a historic candidate...but one we nothing of ideally, politically or otherwise. I find that incredulous since the Media is supposed to report who the candidate is so that before election comes we can know "who" we vote for.
Today, a close friend of mine stated he overhead another voter in line. She indicated that she was undecided until learning that Obama's mom died and at that time decided she would be voting for him out of sympathy.... does your intelligence feel insulted?!
So many flags dancing in the light downtown in Chicago...and yet...he won't show proper respect to it.6
These are random thoughts....but I hope you will take up a solid stand for who America is and begin seeking that change in 2010 and definitely in 2012....if we still can. Seek to protect:
1) The first Amendment
2) The second Amendment
3) The Bill of Rights and Constitution as a whole
4) Stand for the unborn - deaths here make the Holocaust look like a party
5) Stand against the Fairness Doctrine - as it is FAR from fair!7
Educate yourself ... TURN OFF THE TV - read, listen to radio talk and get the full story
6) Campaign for Capitalism through friends and family in other states - especially NE and West Coast. Look at the map - America did not vote Obama...the blue states did.
7) Put your reps and senators in your cell phone and call them often about what you want to see happen. Do the same with the President 202-456-1111.
8) Teach children about challenges, let them fail incrementally in life according to their age - let them see that they can push through it. Keep them out of score-less sports programs. Encourage excellence - even at the expense of a slower child; but teach them how to lead others to do just as well. Teach them to save. Teach them to be business minded and seek ways to earn money - entrepreneurial (lawns, baby-sitting, internet)
I feel I failed America. Though I talked, I did not use my voice to change anything where it mattered. Though I called my reps, senators, McCain campaign, and the President...I did not reach out further. I bailed on my political blog due to lack of time....
But, America is stronger than Barak Hussein Obama - we must have a spine for the next years. And please, can we please groom for a solid, conservative, rational, appealing candidate? I'd take Palin-Jindal 2012 ticket any day....at this point! Or....Palin-Rice 2012! Wow - how would that fly? Certainly would end any shouts of Republicans being racist! Google either....I am not the first to think them!8
Eric
1 http://news.yahoo.com/topics/north-korea
2 http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081024/news/810240332/-1/news10
3 (take a random article for example - http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2008/09/another-case-of.html - never mind countless other big cheeses...Dave Ramsey, Larry Burkett, and Financiers
4 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/25/obama-tax-returns-low-on_n_93353.html
5 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/03/obamathetaxrais.html
6 http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp
7 http://www.heritage.org/research/regulation/em368.cfm
8 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=palin-rice+2012
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=jindal-palin+2012
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