Many people know in their hearts that this country has taken a wrong turn, but they feel that events are spinning out of their control and that they do not have the power to do anything about it. It seems more and more that a sickness, a moral decay, has set in.
This administration has little good to say about America and has been picking apart its very foundation brick by brick. With broad strokes it has taken over major banks and industries. It is punishing private business with increasingly complex and expensive regulations and new taxes, like the coming "carbon" (energy) tax. Approximately 17 percent of the population is unemployed or able to find only part-time work. The only sector that is adding jobs at a feverish pace is the government. The government has been picking winnners and losers by awarding good jobs and free giveaways to people it considers "victims" and punishing hardworking people with increasing taxes and driving their employers out of business.
We could be much more energy independent, but the president and the Congress will not allow us to drill for our own vast reserves of oil and gas (80 percent of which have been declared off limits) and are actively seeking to shut down coal-fired power plants that produce 50 percent of our electrical needs, while chasing uneconomic, sporadic and farsical wind and solar power.
What will happen to America when it can no longer produce its own food, its own automobiles, machinery, drugs, etc.? During World War II, those bombers and tanks that won the war were produced in our own automobile factories. What will we do next time? Ask China to produce them for us? And pay for them with what, exactly? As the value of the dollar continues to sink because of our fiscal irresponsibility, everything that we import, from gasoline to food and drugs, will become much more expensive. The standard of living that we have enjoyed for so long will go down. What will happen to America?
The president is many things, but he is not stupid. This can only be intentional. He has a disdain for America that people chose to overlook because they thought it would be morally soothing to have a black president. We overlooked his close friend, the unrepentent Pentagon bomber, Bill Ayers; his minister for 20 years, Reverend Wright, who hates white people generally and Jews specifically. Lately there has been the "Safe Schools Czar," a radical homosexual who allowed an older man to have a homosexual relationship with one of his underage students. The recently fired Green Jobs Czar was an avowed communist and hater of white people. There are many more like-minded people in this administration.
What can one do about this? You can choose to do nothing and watch this slow-motion train wreck turn the country into another Argentina. Or you can pick one or two issues that you feel strongly about and get in touch with your congressmen and senators. Tell them what you will and will not tolerate. They will have to listen if enough voters call and write. Resolve that you will continue to stay active and involved to get this country back on track. It is going to take some time.
Sinclair Lewis wrote, "It Can't Happen Here," in 1935, as a warning. But it requires a profound suspension of disbelief to think that it isn't.
Justin Salem
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38 comment(s)Lynn wrote on Nov 14, 2009 10:11 PM:
Public Knowledge wrote on Oct 16, 2009 5:11 PM:
Mary K. wrote on Oct 16, 2009 11:28 AM:
Mary K. wrote on Oct 16, 2009 10:19 AM:
Mary K. wrote on Oct 16, 2009 10:06 AM:
Pat wrote on Oct 16, 2009 5:12 AM:
Oh, and Oboma is trying to distroy our America within the next 2 years! "
MAZAZ wrote on Oct 15, 2009 7:19 PM:
Bush made decisions and saved lives? Isn’t he and Cheney the ones that abandoned Afghanistan and the search for Osama bin laden using skewed or faulty Intel to begin the Iraq war that has killed 4,300+ of our fine service men and women? "
MAZAZ wrote on Oct 15, 2009 7:18 PM:
I also commend you on your kudos for JC Watts . He along with Colin Powell have voiced their displeasure with the Republican party. "
WW2 wrote on Oct 15, 2009 3:04 PM:
Russ wrote on Oct 15, 2009 2:36 PM:
Not freaking out like you crazies wrote on Oct 15, 2009 2:29 PM:
olyrover wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:48 PM:
Theory wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:35 PM:
Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 15, 2009 10:38 AM:
Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 15, 2009 10:30 AM:
Ignorance is not bad except when one chooses to remain that way. Come join the rest of the taht is moving FORWARD. "
Ruined GOP wrote on Oct 15, 2009 6:44 AM:
Honestly wrote on Oct 15, 2009 2:21 AM:
I know I'm clearly on the outside. I sincerely hate what american represents today.. Quit saying" I love my fellow man." When you can't even be friendly in public.
Face it Safford is an ugly place to live.
Look in thier eyes; no money, no sincere. Most dogs treat you better than the average person here does.
On a vacation; I'd never live here.
Lots of jobs, low rent. Funny..huh?
Friendly faces.
NOT!
Thanks for the memories. "
Observer wrote on Oct 15, 2009 1:25 AM:
You can tell this Justin guy has no job, nor interest in the social good. It's about I'm a Republician whine, whine, whine.
I bet if you record the times of his posts; it's minutes after the Russ Big Fat Show on the radio. No orginal thought at all.
Just repeating what he has been told.
He listens to the radio; at 9:00, post the fat guy's jaded commertary at 10:00 How boring..
Get a job. "
Questions wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:53 AM:
Think the freedom you enjoy just happens? Warriors kill for a buck, it's their job; war here, war there, all because of americians.
What country are the Romans. I mean Americans going into next?
For the oil for the gasoline?
You are part of the problem. "
Observer wrote on Oct 15, 2009 12:37 AM:
Oh no..I live in Safford, Arizona I'm not part of the problem. Ha! Remember, while you are living in the world of "small town world", all those worldly problems are breathing down your back.
You really are part of the problem. "
Spin News wrote on Oct 14, 2009 11:12 PM:
Guess it's all in how you spin it! "
e. nert wrote on Oct 14, 2009 8:17 PM:
mcgee wrote on Oct 14, 2009 6:02 PM:
It is Coming wrote on Oct 14, 2009 4:21 PM:
In five years, we will look back and wonder--how could all of this happened? It will be too late then. "
Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 14, 2009 3:58 PM:
Maybe we could have a picnic and all get together in the light of day. "
Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 14, 2009 3:54 PM:
And I notice you continue to live in the closet in the darkness.
How about we have lunch together sometime. I will buy. Or breakfast if you can get out of the closet that early.
Anaonymous bloggers are cowards. Justin Salem said so. "
WW2 wrote on Oct 14, 2009 3:32 PM:
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Mary K. wrote on Oct 14, 2009 3:09 PM:
How much longer will you leftists put blame on Bush? Get over it! This mess belongs to Mr. Obama and the choices he’s made with the controlling administrations agenda. Lets go back and place blame where it belongs. Carter, Clinton. Regan and the Bush’s made some bad decisions and were not perfect, but seems to me things were quite a bit better and much more positive than where we are today. At least Bush made decisions that freed people and saved lives. Mr. Obama sits on his thumbs and waits while our solders and innocent Afghans die. "
Russ wrote on Oct 14, 2009 3:09 PM:
Mary K. wrote on Oct 14, 2009 2:47 PM:
I do not appreciate you or anyone calling me a racist, because I disagree with Mr. Obama’s plans for this country. I have never once in my lifetime judged a person by the color of their skin! As always the democrats pull the race card hoping to shut down anyone that might see fault in their views. I for one would have voted for a truly qualified black man in a heart beat (J.C.Watts) being one that would represent all the citizens of the country and respects the constitution of the U.S. "
Mary K. wrote on Oct 14, 2009 2:45 PM:
I for one do not spend my time listening to Fox News only, but when I do want information, I deliberately compare the information given from several news stations. It is quite obvious there is a great bias on what is being reported. Why is everyone on the left so concerned about a single news station that reports both sides of an issue, when there are several others that report only the leftist side? Ignorance is bliss. "
Mary K. wrote on Oct 14, 2009 2:09 PM:
WW2 wrote on Oct 14, 2009 1:41 PM:
have met the enemy, and he is us.". Relative morality (look it up) is clearly evident in most of these responses. "
MAZAZ wrote on Oct 14, 2009 12:41 PM:
He conveniently does not cite what the previous administration did to erode the well being of OUR COUNTRY. "
AKA Dora wrote on Oct 14, 2009 12:10 PM:
TO Rasco Peeko Train wrote on Oct 14, 2009 11:29 AM:
bwana wrote on Oct 14, 2009 10:43 AM:
Ah, I guess that is some concession from the chicken little crowd....Last year they were all convinced we'd be a done deal by now...Now, it's slow coming...
I think Justin Salem needs to schedule a personal consultation with one of Dr. Kevorkian's proteges. "
Jay Rasco wrote on Oct 14, 2009 10:08 AM:
Justin you create the world you believe in, but please leave the rest of us out of it.
Why are you so sacerd of life?
Life is an experience to be lived so live it
Thank you
Jay "