Our alternatives to rampant Socialism are few

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation". Are we destined to hark back to this 1776 premise to find refuge or cause to meet the devolution of our Constitution, of our un-alienable rights for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in this onslaught of Socialism? Is this very thought seditious or patriotic? This United States of America is a house divided. Reconciliation seems impossible. What then? Are we to devolve to States more separate than United? Do the States have a right to nullify Federal  dictates to effect such separation as some contend they do? History tells us we've dealt with this before, on two occasions, one resolved by compromise, the other by civil war! Because of demographics as I've alluded to before a democratic solution appears daunting. I say again, what then? Somehow, some way we have to convince our leaders the good of the country has got to come before politics, freedom before equality, that the preservation of our nation as constituted is the only assurance of our survival both economically, and  socially! Tell me this President of ours is  not striving toward a self fulfilling prophecy of his Lincolnesque  fantasies in portraying himself as the great emancipator of our welfare riddled society!

Shame On Us ( a response)

In response to a recent comment  

"Why are you so unwilling to cut this President of ours some slack"?

                                                 
How is it both President Carter and President Bush (the father) were refused 2nd terms supposedly because of a slumping economy but President Obama presiding over the worst economy ever was reelected (to say nothing of his other mismanagements)! Simply in my estimation, we the too kind and less aggressive opposition failed to adjust to the electorate's shifting demographics and gird our loins accordingly. Perhaps worst, a failure on our part to recognize the lack of patriotism,that our citizenry once coveted so dearly, was so easily compromised by promises of entitlements and bogus gratuities.The electorate in their naiveness and greed were scammed by a cool Community Organizer, purveying a cleverly repackaged, but never successful Socialist form of government. In opposition we shouted from the roof tops,  "our problem is not one of taxing to little, but spending to much" in support of that proffered Socialist agenda! Numbers supporting that contention, un-refuted; history verifying the folly to think otherwise; the european model lending further credence to pending disaster, all falling on deaf ears. What we needed was a nation leader, what we got was a political operative! The false promises of Socialism once again won out. Somehow it keeps escaping us: with out the engine Capitalism, fueled by opportunity and unencumbered by oppressive government regulation, manned by the ambitious and hard working-, if not nurtured, this Republic of ours will not be able to prosper and take care of it's truly needy, let alone legions of free loaders! Have we Americans become so short sighted, so unmotivated to be the best that we can be, to let all we have become as a nation slip away from us in the dictates of this would be despot! Somehow I don't think enough of us see him as such and cut him to much slack! Just look at what he has done in but four short years and realize we have just afforded him four more years of this reign of America's  systematic devolution!

Not once in my considerable life time did I ever appreciate my government as  oppressive-, I do now. Not once in my considerable life time did I suspect my government was out to do me harm-, I do now. Not once in my considerable life time was I ashamed of my governments motives or actions-, I am now. Not once in my considerable life time did I feel my future, the future of my children, the future of my fellow Americans could be stifled by my government-, I do now. Not once in my considerable life time could I ever imagine open rebellion against my government-, I do now! What a very sad and debilitating state of mind.

.......get the picture now?!

Their should be no question in your mind, that as a result of this election President Obama concludes he has a mandate to expand our welfare state more aggressively-, feeling less encumbered by former opposition! This is the unfinished business he is referring to that he plans to finish in his second term. If indeed he does, we are finished! It appears a significant number of our citizenry are willing to trade liberty and freedom for government subsistence! The American Dream is now apparently one of getting on the government dole to one favorable degree or another... the more favorable the better -, self respect; ambition for a better life through opportunity and hard work be damned! The low road of least resistance is to be striven for at the cost of others. The inevitable catch 22 however: A new class of Americans, the nouveau-poor, and the promise of civil war! Now you know I hope that never comes to pass but I can't see the "makers" as I call them, stand still much longer watching the "takers" benefit from their sweat equity! As I alluded to in previous blogs not a conventional civil war mind you, but one of economic attrition! The makers will find a way to balance the scales in their favor perhaps with a little less patriotism and benevolence,but one that best preserves the spirit of a free society; free enterprise; a country willing to make sacrifices for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Wait for it...........!

....a parting shot: at the time of this blog: the middle-east burns while our President bows and scraps in Myanmar. Well my Jewish brethren you got what you voted for, the second coming of Neville Chamberlain with an Islamic bent! I wish us all a reflective Thanksgiving.

We'll show 'em how it's done!

Austerity brings Europeans to the streets! Hey you Europeans, just wait until we Americans get the hang of it, we'll show you a thing or two about taking it to the streets! We were just getting warmed up with our Wall Street sit ins! Now with the assurance of our continued slide into fiscal oblivion, with the reelection of President Obama, we can really put our minds to it. After decades of whistling past the grave yard, our great perceived underclass have gotten their way, it's now clearly us against them! And their proven disruptive and destructive tactics, finely honed in europe, second and third world countries around the world, will be vastly improved upon,here in the innovative United States Of America. As we have proven to be productive in our past life, we now will show you how self-destructive we can be! Our crippling debt load is about to do us in, triggering the requirement for austerity of unprecedented proportions. At first it will be a lowering of our standard of living, then more precipitously as unemployment and lower wages weigh in; the coup de grace, a bloated government raises taxes to maintain itself and it's dependent constituents; the inevitable occurs government and it's dependents run out of other people's money and all hell breaks loose! What a prospect to look forward too! And we can't say we didn't bring it on our selves!

Am I getting old or what?

What is it with these gaudy displays of thought to be notable achievement? What triggered this observation? A picture of General's Petraeus and Eisenhower side by side; Eisenhower with but three ribbons, Petraeus bedecked with medals, ribbons and every trinket of memorabilia ever known to the military! For all the world looking like the second coming of Napoleon ( his "costumer" most have spent hours pining and aligning his gaudiness) ! And while I'm at it: what of our police officers following suit, bedecked with ribbons as well; and what about our football players who must have their names blazoned across their jerseys and their elaborate choreographed celebrations for just doing their job; basketball players in kind, who must hang on the rim to prolong their dunking adulation! It is not good enough their rank, their often over the top financial reward, their just making the team, their credentials and statistics recorded for posterity, their endless rolls and halls of fame enough? When did modest recognition of accomplishment, expressed gratefulness of God-given physical attributes, mental acuity and talent get supplanted with these showy displays of" look at me bravado"! And don't get me started on our entertainers with their attention getting antisocial antics, behavior and performances. Admittedly this "Pop" culture of ours drives me to distraction! And again admittedly my age has something to do with it I know, but by no stretch of the imagination do we not appear to be on the brink of a moral chasm? To be "cool" or be gone, the excepted norm of the Baby Boomers and GenX and flaunted at every opportunity; to be in your face with every perceived provocation and/or Kodak moment offends my sensibilities! Where has civility and modesty gone, I miss it so! Maybe I'm more depressed over this election past than I thought!

Flummoxed!

I am sure, you who read this blog regularly, envision a beaten Conservative lunatic, frothing at the mouth, spittle spraying in all directions as he rants and raves over the aftermath of the elections! Not true, near comatose in disbelief closer to the truth of my state of mind-, more so however in the lack of concern demonstrated from my friends and acquaintances. This too shall pass, as they quote the scriptures; sa la vie,we'll get'em next time around; the Romney failed us blame game and such other trite observations they espouse! My God, even Pravda's headline sensed the big picture: "American Capitalism Gone With A Whimper!" As I've said before, you who saw this election as Democrat vs Republican, as Obama vs Romney, as Liberalism vs Conservatism, missed the end game-, it was Socialism vs Capitalism, it was our Constitution driven Democratic Republic, it's freedom to the people form of government vs a  Marxism style Oligarchy imposing central control over all social and economic governing practices! This is beyond just big government ideology we are talking about here, this is autocratic bureaucracy at it's repressive debilitating worst! Save for intervention of seismic proportion, some revelation of great consequence, an awakening of our misguided  electorate, I for one am flummoxed as where do we go from here.  As of the moment  I have no confidence in the Republican Party's "Plan B"or for that matter know if they even have a "Plan B"! I await as I"m sure you are as well, for a defining moment of,"enough is enough outrage", that would identify those patriots of station among us, who in righteous indignation are prepared to lead the fight in stemming this administration's systematic dismantling of all things American-, a Thomas Paine moment! We desperately need such a defining moment for us to rise up from these election ashes of despair, Phoenix like, to restore our commitment to the good fight with renewed purpose and commitment! I'm looking and listening for that moment with great expectation and hope! Surely the American spirit is not spent! And you John Boehner, do not appear to be any Thomas Paine.

Why have others so clearly got the message, quoting the Former Premier of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klause: "The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president. The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president."  

Michelle, Michelle!

As Michelle Obama proffered on the occasion of her husbands election in '08 " I've never been so proud of my country" or words to that effect. Well Michelle let me tell you I have never been so ashamed of my country under your husbands leadership. And to think I am to face another four years of his mismanagement, with only the certainty to watch him, four years hence strut off in the sunset of this once great nation of ours. It is gut wrenching! I am overwhelmed by his divisive rhetoric, his pandering to America's detractors, his lack of patriotism and pride of America's history and accomplishments, his endless denial of a hand in any of America's misfortunes, his haplessness in offering any meaningful course correction to our floundering economy, our burgeoning debt, our waning international reputation. Most of all I resent his lying to the American people for political gain. We have not turned the corner, we do not have any reasonable prospect for turning the corner in the foreseeable future. America is stuck in a malaise of his making! Not just a political change, or ideological change mind you, but a cultural  change unbecoming of a nation of our heritage, of the intent and purpose of our founding principals. A heritage and principals he is apparently oblivious too!