8 Days Out
With less than 8 days until the longest presidential campaign in the history of the world comes to an end, I have a few things I need to say.
First, my husband has been getting a lot of questions on how I'm "handling" the current situation. I guess "situation" is their code word for polls showing Obama winning this thing, and they are wondering if I'm crying into my coffee every morning whilst I watch the dream that was America slipping ever further down the drain.
The answer is ... yes and no.
I'm devestated that the electorate seriously are looking to elect such an outspoken anti-American and avid socialist. I'm sad that they are buying his lines on class warfare and low taxes and no tax increases for the middle class.
The truth is that when he allows the Bush tax cuts to expire, all of our taxes will go up. And when he raises Cap Gains, all of our taxes will go up. My grandmother, who has money invested and draws from it on a scheduled basis (I don't know if it's monthly, bi-annually or what), will pay more money in taxes on her retirement. Which she already has less of thanks to Democratic laws that forced banks to offer loans to bad risks.
I'm sad that I see so many Obama bumper stickers and I wonder about the people driving those cars. Do they not like keeping the money that they earn? Are they not afraid of a health care system that would put us all into a que waiting for procedures that we currently can get as needed? Do they want to the government to decide which procedures are necessary and which are not?
I'm sad that so many people are more concerned with European opinion than with the way their own country is governed. I'm sad that so many people think the Constitution is "flawed." It's the single greatest piece of paper ever written, and it's genius was that it was a government for the people and by the people, not people for the government. Though I guess that's what the electorate wants.
I'm sad that so many people think of children as punishment. I'm sad that so many people say they want the right to choose with one side of their mouth, but out the other they say "let the government decide" about everything else. Let the government decide our schools, or health care, our retirement. Let the government give me a job, and a future and an opportunity.
This new world order that Senator Obama favors caters to the lowest common demoninator and lowers the bar for achievement so far down that it'll be any wonder people would work at all. Why bother? He says this administration gave money to huge corporations. No it didn't. This administration let those corporations KEEP the money they EARNED rather than taxing it. This allows those corporations to have more money with which to expand. More money to higher employees. Employees which can earn paychecks and better their situation. Employees that can have access to health care.
It's class warefare at it's worst. Hate the rich. Hate the people that have. Woe is the have nots. They are abused and ridiculed. Rise up and vote for the government that will tax the rich heavily, and give that money to the have nots.
Obama speaks of unity but the message I hear is exclusion. Exclusion of those that want to succeed on their own merits. Who want to put their kids through college, who want to raise a family without worrying about what their public school teacher is telling them, without the government forcing me to do things I don't think are right. He's not reaching out to me.
The no part of my original answer comes from this: if this is what the electorate wants. If the majority wants this, I will honor it. And I will praise that democracy has once again changed the face of our nation based on the will of the people.
But as I listen to his speeches, his carefully crafted speeches about change and transformation, it scares me to think what he's going to do. But more than that, the thunderous applause in the background. It's like the crowd at a concert that adores the person on stage so much, he could say anything at all and they would cheer like mad. Passing out in the aisle ways, weeping for joy at the sound of his voice.
And it reminds me of the line from a movie that was once considered a jab at the current President.
"So this is how democracy dies. To thunderous applause."
So I humbly submit to the rule of democracy and the voting majority. Whatever they decide. But if this things turns to garbage ... I'll be the first to put a bumper sticker on my car that reads: "Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy."
First, my husband has been getting a lot of questions on how I'm "handling" the current situation. I guess "situation" is their code word for polls showing Obama winning this thing, and they are wondering if I'm crying into my coffee every morning whilst I watch the dream that was America slipping ever further down the drain.
The answer is ... yes and no.
I'm devestated that the electorate seriously are looking to elect such an outspoken anti-American and avid socialist. I'm sad that they are buying his lines on class warfare and low taxes and no tax increases for the middle class.
The truth is that when he allows the Bush tax cuts to expire, all of our taxes will go up. And when he raises Cap Gains, all of our taxes will go up. My grandmother, who has money invested and draws from it on a scheduled basis (I don't know if it's monthly, bi-annually or what), will pay more money in taxes on her retirement. Which she already has less of thanks to Democratic laws that forced banks to offer loans to bad risks.
I'm sad that I see so many Obama bumper stickers and I wonder about the people driving those cars. Do they not like keeping the money that they earn? Are they not afraid of a health care system that would put us all into a que waiting for procedures that we currently can get as needed? Do they want to the government to decide which procedures are necessary and which are not?
I'm sad that so many people are more concerned with European opinion than with the way their own country is governed. I'm sad that so many people think the Constitution is "flawed." It's the single greatest piece of paper ever written, and it's genius was that it was a government for the people and by the people, not people for the government. Though I guess that's what the electorate wants.
I'm sad that so many people think of children as punishment. I'm sad that so many people say they want the right to choose with one side of their mouth, but out the other they say "let the government decide" about everything else. Let the government decide our schools, or health care, our retirement. Let the government give me a job, and a future and an opportunity.
This new world order that Senator Obama favors caters to the lowest common demoninator and lowers the bar for achievement so far down that it'll be any wonder people would work at all. Why bother? He says this administration gave money to huge corporations. No it didn't. This administration let those corporations KEEP the money they EARNED rather than taxing it. This allows those corporations to have more money with which to expand. More money to higher employees. Employees which can earn paychecks and better their situation. Employees that can have access to health care.
It's class warefare at it's worst. Hate the rich. Hate the people that have. Woe is the have nots. They are abused and ridiculed. Rise up and vote for the government that will tax the rich heavily, and give that money to the have nots.
Obama speaks of unity but the message I hear is exclusion. Exclusion of those that want to succeed on their own merits. Who want to put their kids through college, who want to raise a family without worrying about what their public school teacher is telling them, without the government forcing me to do things I don't think are right. He's not reaching out to me.
The no part of my original answer comes from this: if this is what the electorate wants. If the majority wants this, I will honor it. And I will praise that democracy has once again changed the face of our nation based on the will of the people.
But as I listen to his speeches, his carefully crafted speeches about change and transformation, it scares me to think what he's going to do. But more than that, the thunderous applause in the background. It's like the crowd at a concert that adores the person on stage so much, he could say anything at all and they would cheer like mad. Passing out in the aisle ways, weeping for joy at the sound of his voice.
And it reminds me of the line from a movie that was once considered a jab at the current President.
"So this is how democracy dies. To thunderous applause."
So I humbly submit to the rule of democracy and the voting majority. Whatever they decide. But if this things turns to garbage ... I'll be the first to put a bumper sticker on my car that reads: "Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy."
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