Will the Damage Continue?

The Lame Duck session of Congress is in full swing. There are three major issues that can cause this country great harm if the powers that be get their way....Taxes are number one. Extend Bush's tax cuts. If the taxes are lowered, it will accomplish two main goals. It will show that Pres. Obama and his minions understand basic economics, which will boost confidence in the business world and it will increase the tax base as investments grow. The second issue is the "dream" bill. As much as I think that we need to tighten our borders and send all 20 million illegals packing, the bill is just a hidden ploy to get a national ID implemented, which is far removed from anything the American people deem appropriate. The third problem that is hanging in the balance is S510...the food safety bill. Here again, there is a hidden agenda in what looks like a good idea, since there was a huge salmonella outbreak in the egg industry, but the government just wants more control. They are seeking the kind of control that could jeopardize our ability to produce and transport food on small scale operations. The regulation requirement could be too costly for the family run outlets to be able to compete with the huge corporate operations.

The word in talk radio and on the more conservative side of the media is that this session will be ineffective on all counts, but never rule out the cunning of Reid, Pelosi and Schumer...If they do pass these and other controversial legislative actions, we can only hope that the newly elected will do as they claim they will...remove, alter and quash any previous bills that will damage our tried and true American ideals....

Our only hope is in the system that was created by intelligent men who had devine foresight to create a document that established the greatest and most successful form of government the world has ever known...

later,

j

Are We Awakened, Yet?

One of the major ketchup companies ran an advertising campaign a few years ago that expressed the hope of finding the desired flavor in the ever so slow first drop of the product upon whatever foodstuff was patiently awaiting..."anticipation" was sung in the background... a clip from Carly Simon's hit tune....

A majority of American citizens are feeling the same type of anticipation...hoping to gain some confidence in the newly elected legislative body. The confidence in the president's ability to guide us in a positive direction has been floundering just under the mid-mark. The Congress on the other hand is in the proverbial tank...less than a third of our nation has even a hint of confidence in those that create laws in this land of law and order...

The Tea Party folks flocked to the polls and elected about 100 new faces to reinstate cherished values into the doldrum known as Capitol Hill. The electorate feared for the basic security known as American freedom, rallied around the country in peaceful, but fervent protest and supported candidates who espoused the tried and true mantra of red-blooded Americanism. The voting booths ran red with Republican chads, dashes, dots and any other electoral mark that would denote conservative ideology. The battle cry of liberty reverberated through the hinterlands and awakened the fervor that was reminiscent of the patriots that founded this great country.

What Now?...are we going to see some positive legislation that reinstates liberties, reduces government influence in our personal lives and businesses and curtails the ever burgeoning debt? Are we going to see some legitimate political action that is based on what is really good for all of America, rather than agendized for a select few? Are we going to see capitalism reinstated as the most reasonable form of economic prosperity, rather than the irksome socialist mentality that has drained the coffers of the federal government, the states and the entrepreneurial spirit? The anticipation is resounding all over the world. Economies of other nations are counting on our can-do attitude to clean up this mess. This country has the most generous philanthropic kindness that has ever been known.

If the influx of the newly elected will just be good honest people who set an example of trust and teach sound principles of personal responsibility, the anticipation will be rewarded with prosperity and deep, well earned pride for all Americans....