I HAVE TO WONDER, JUST HOW BAD DO AMERICANS REALLY WANT TO GET THINGS FIXED?

While I think it's way too soon to make any claims regarding how badly Barry may get beaten in 2012, or even if he'll be beaten at all, it does seem that Americans are growing more dissatisfied with his handling of the economy. However, having said that, many Americans don't have a clue when it comes to being able to recognize or understand the severity of our present Barry induced economic and financial meltdown. And many are now saying that it will be hard to vote to re-elect him without seeing significant progress over the next year and a half. By a margin of 61 percent to 37 percent, a Bloomberg National Poll conducted June 17-20 shows Americans say they believe that Barry will have had his chance to make the economy “substantially better” by the end of 2012. Only 30 percent of respondents said they are certain to vote for the president and 36 percent said they definitely won’t. Among likely independent voters, only 23 percent said they will back his re-election, while 36 percent said they definitely will look for another candidate. And I feel pretty confident in saying that that same 23 percent is probably made up of nearly 100 percent of blacks “As far as the economy goes, I don’t see that he has delivered on the change that he promised,” said Sharon Ortiz, a 38-year-old independent voter from Hampton, Virginia, who supported Obama in 2008. “The jobs that he promised -- I haven’t seen it." Sorry Sharon, but you're just not too bright. You screwed up, you trusted him. But don't feel too bad, lots of other folks are right there with you.

At the same time, however, Americans are skeptical that Republican control of the White House and Congress will be a better prescription for their economic wellbeing. I'd like to ask these simpletons one basic question. How could they be any worse? Sixty percent of those asked said that any Republican candidate will need to move so far to the right on fiscal and social issues to win their party’s nomination that it will be very hard to back the nominee. I don't think that's true. And even if it is, is it better that we go broke? The intensity among respondents who strongly agreed about judging Barry on his record of job creation, or lack of, was higher -- 45 percent versus 33 percent -- than those worried about a Republican nominee that might be pushed to the right. With unemployment and jobs ranking as the most important issue facing the country and lawmakers mired in debates regarding how best to cut the nation’s long-term debt, the poll’s findings underscore a central challenge for Barry’s re-election team: making the 2012 campaign a choice between competing visions for the country’s future rather than a referendum on his job performance. “So far Obama’s doing an OK job, not as great as I was hoping for,” said Pam Kaltenbach, 62, a Democratic voter from Chillicothe, Ohio, who supported Republican presidential candidate John "The Maverick" McCain in 2008. “But now the Republicans don’t understand the working man. They don’t tax the rich more, they just want to take away the programs that are needed by the middle class.” I swear, this bitch must have an IQ that roughly the same as her shoe size. No wonder she's a Democrat voter.


In the poll, 49 percent of respondents said they’re worried about Republicans gaining control of the White House and Congress and following through on pledges to slash funding for benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid, outnumbering the 40 percent who said they are concerned about another term for Barry and a continuation of current spending policies. Among independents, 47 percent said they are worried about a Republican takeover compared with 37 percent who are concerned about maintaining the status quo. So I guess that 49 percent of the total and the 47 percent of those noncommittal "Independents" must be pretty pleased with the fact that we're going broke. Correction, make that, we are BROKE! And I guess the prospects of our being broke and being unable to pay for these two massive entitlement programs doesn't bother them all that much either. “I still want them to cut the deficit and debt, but it’s been growing for years,” said Mark Rawls, 44, an independent voter from Orlando, Florida. “If you cut the deficit now, you might cut the legs of people who are trying to get jobs and on Medicare.” Hey Mark, you're a moron, who, I guess, wants to have his cake and eat it too. This is not rocket science, we simply do have the money to continue this train wreck pace of spending that Barry and the Democrats have on. “I voted for him in 2008 because of the financial crisis, the housing crisis and he was new and fresh and it seemed like he had energy and ideas to make headway in this,” said Rawls. “He needs to bring the unemployment numbers down.” Sorry to have to be the one to tell you, there, Mr. Rawls, but you ain't got the brains of an ice cube.


I'm constantly told that Barry’s ratings dip is reminiscent of former President Ronald Reagan's early years in office when he was struggling to manage a slowing economy. Seventeen months before Election Day, Reagan’s presidential approval rating was 43 percent, and he won a second term in a landslide. Barry’s overall job approval stands at 49 percent, with 44 percent disapproving. But the difference is the policies that Reagan put into place were actually designed to encourage economic recovery whereas the policies instituted by Barry are specifically designed to have just the opposite effect. Barry is attempting to force as many people as possible into the position of being completely dependent on the government. The only performance category in which Barry’s approval ratings were higher than his disapproval ratings was dealing with terrorism. And for the life of me I can't understand why. Less than two months after the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, 69 percent of Americans -- including 51 percent of Republicans -- said they approved of his performance on terrorism, while 27 percent didn’t. I'm still not sure how big of a role Barry even played in that event. I figure it was done and then he was informed that it had taken place. With the president poised to announce his plans for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the poll found that 53 percent of Americans support a gradual pullout over the next couple years compared to 30 percent who want them to come home immediately.


Ultimately, the survey showed, Barry’s presidential campaign will hinge on whether the economy improves rather than on any specific national security issues. Recent data shows the recovery is losing whatever little steam it might have had and, with a jobless rate of 9.1 percent, the president has few fiscal options to stimulate the economy. Lawmakers are debating how to cut the nation’s long-term deficits and raise the $14.3 trillion debt-ceiling. Vice President "Slow Joe" Biden, of all people, is leading talks with congressional leaders in an attempt to reach some sort of a deal on reducing the federal-debt ahead of an August 2 deadline, when the Treasury Department projects the government risks defaulting on its obligations -- which Barry, using his normal scare tactics, has continued to warn, would be “disastrous.” Republicans are insisting on trillions of dollars in savings and no tax increases in exchange for a vote to increase the debt ceiling. Democrats, as usual, have refused to allow any major cuts to the Medicare government health insurance program for the elderly, which is contributing to the debt. Their only solution is to raise taxes. Americans, revealing their significant ignorance of the issues, of course are split, 45 percent to 46 percent, on whether Republicans should hold out for more spending cuts even if the delay leads the government to default on its obligations. Only 19 percent say such an outcome would be catastrophic, suggesting such warnings from lawmakers, economists and Wall Street executives aren’t resonating with the public. Still, 52 percent of Americans say a default would be a serious problem.


“Maybe I don’t really understand what all that means if the U.S. defaults, but I do know the other route and I do know what that means,” said Jerry Reynolds, 66, a Democratic voter from Apache Junction, Arizona, who won’t vote again for Barry. “They need to do more on this budget, they need to quit spending money on these wars that are not doing us any good. It’s costing us people and its costing us money.” Of course this guy doesn't understand what happens if we default. First of all, he's a mentally challenged Democrat and secondly, all Barry and that imbecile Geithner have been doing is to lie, and to do their best to scare people. The basic insanity of the American public is evidenced by the fact that, by a slight margin, Republicans would be held more accountable than Barry should the financial markets fall as a result of a failure to raise the debt ceiling. Forty-four percent said they would fault Republicans for digging in their heels on spending cuts, while 41 percent would blame Obama for resisting their demands. I tell ya, sometimes I think Americans are the dumbest people on the entire planet. And I don't believe any Democrat when they say they'll not vote for Barry again. Because they will, they nearly always do. It's in their diseased DNA. In spite of the fact that Barry’s performance ratings drop significantly when the focus turns to his management of the economy, jobs and deficits. By a margin of 61 percent to 32 percent, Americans disapprove of the job Barry is doing to tackle the Budget deficit. Fifty-seven percent of respondents disapproved of his efforts to create jobs and overall 57 percent disapproved of his handling of the economy. But yet, Americans seem to be unsure as to whether or not they want the steps necessary to get our country back on some semblance of a solid fiscal footing, to even be taken. They seem to be perfectly comfortable with maintaining the status quo no matter what the cost and willing to avoid taking any actions whatsoever that would improve the odds of their children having a future worth living. I just don't get it!

CONCERN OVER THE ELECTION HAS ME SUFFERING FROM..."HIGH ANXIETY"

I must confess that with less than 3 weeks remaining until an election that will prove to be a pivotal one, no matter what the outcome, my anxiety gets a little more heightened with each passing day. Because it will not be until the day of the election that we will come to know, with any degree of certainty, in which direction it is that the American people have chosen for their country to go. As kind of a side benefit of sorts, I suppose, that we will also find out on Election Day, just how far into our society a creeping form of malignant ignorance has successfully managed to spread through our society. With that being said, there does seem now to be an increasing amount of noise coming, I'm told from both sides, that any number of congressional races are now being seen as "tightening," which if true, only adds to my already heightened level of anxiety. If that is in fact the case, what might be the cause for said tightening to now be taking place? Is it because, as the Democrats always love to claim, voters are now beginning to see the light and the wisdom in all that Barry has thus far been able to do "for" them as we draw closer to the election? Or, are many voters continuing to simply live in denial, completely oblivious to what it is that has been, and continues to be, perpetrated against them by the party that's not only presently in control, but pretty seriously out of control? Or, is this nothing all more than a work of fiction and the races are not really tightening that much at all? Especially since we are now finding ourselves in the position of having unwittingly elected the "one" individual who, as it now turns out, is the single greatest threat yet faced by our Democracy. Are there still people who refuse to believe that we now have a president determined to destroy our country to the point where they remain convinced that it's a good idea to allow his train wreck of a presidency to continue completely unabated? It becomes more imperative each and every day that we take the fullest advantage possible of this our first opportunity to rectify the disastrous error that was made in 2008. What results from the election this coming November will tell us exactly where it is that the American people stand regarding their level of commitment to the maintaining of their own freedom and individual liberties. It will tell us how many of us are willing to side with Barry, agreeing with his desire to move our country even further, and ever faster, to the left, and choosing to accept his premise that an ever-expanding government is what is truly best for America. And it will also answer the question regarding how many of us see through that which he and his comrades are working so hard to create, and the strict limits they wish to place on our freedom and our liberty. So, will what Barry and his party are attempting to do be seen as being unprecedented as well as blatantly un-Constitutional? Or will it all be seen as something else, as something seen as even being beneficial? Will Americans choose to elect members to Congress who wish to work even harder toward extending the role of government even further into our lives? Or, will they choose instead to elect those whom we can entrust to at least begin the long, and most likely quite painful, process of turning back some of the most rabid government expansion in recent memory, and who will work to curb some of this mindless, out of control spending? Will we elect those who will get us back onto more of a even keel, fiscally speaking, and to being more on the right track by working to limit the “Socialist” in the White House from doing anymore damage than he has already succeeded in doing? Will we elect those who are willing, able and unafraid to at least try to undo some or all of the damage that has been done and once again put the people in charge? Will we be able to save our future? All are questions that can only be answered come this Election Day.



For the sake of argument, let's just say that there are some races that are now seen as growing a little tighter. If these races are in fact tightening as is the claim being made, are they really doing so in any meaningful or significant way? Or, is this all nothing more election year hype and posturing on the part of those who profess to be the experts in such wizardry or for more selfish reasons that would allow them to later make the claim that they had some impact on the election outcome? And just what might form the basis, exactly, for the even the making of such claims? If it is nothing more that data that has been gleaned from sifting through any number of recent polls, then how reliable is that information really going to be. Because if there is one thing that I think we all know, it's the fact that most polls can be notoriously, unreliable. We know that often times those conducting such polls are never the least bit shy about putting their thumb on the scales, so to speak, to attempt to alter the outcome. And for just that reason, when it comes to polls any conclusions arrived at should be seen as being highly suspect. After all, they are trying to steer people in a specific direction. However, there be another explanation, one that exposes a rather disturbing trend, that having developed over time, shows a definite willingness now present in a substantial portion of the population, to consider their freedoms and liberties as being nothing more than basic commodities. Commodities that can be used to barter with, all in an attempt to obtain increased government benefits of nearly any sort. So might someone tend to vote for someone who they view as being willing to give them a higher return for their willingness to trade their "commodities?" And what might be behind such an idiotic and mindless endeavor? Is it a monumental ignorance, gross naiveté or some weird combination of both? Or can something more dangerous, or even sinister, be seen as being in play here? I'm sure we all very well aware of the tactics or weapons of choice that find a home within the Democrat arsenal when it come to elections. Some of the more frequently used "tools" are such things as their standard form of toxic racism, class warfare, or that ever-present, highly corrosive sense of entitlement, all of which continue to be routinely encouraged, or aggravated, by a power hungry political party who see all as being a means to their end? I am also still sensing a serious lack of enthusiasm from too many Americans for the doing of whatever is necessary in working to more aggressively protecting our freedoms and in keeping the government as far out of our business as possible, and it is really frustrating. Especially coming from those who still take such great pride in their having voted for a man as president, the first since quite possibly Woodrow Wilson, who is most so determined in his efforts to fundamentally alter our ability to remain a free and sovereign nation. As well as being a man who has set out with a single-minded purpose to completely dismantle our capitalist, free market economy at the same time. The fact that this man was even elected speaks volumes regarding the ignorance of a substantial number of those who make up the American voting population. So now because of the idiocy of those who voted for this "Marxist," the rest of us are now being forced to pay a most devastating price for this ongoing fiasco, with the full cost for doing so, in terms of both dollars and liberties lost, having yet to be determined. It is obvious, that unless some sort of drastic action is taken, and very soon, it is safe to assume that the cost will only continue to sharply escalate, so that even those yet to be born will find themselves being required to pay for it through extremely high taxes and worse, through liberties freely given away by today's generation. And far too many of us seem to see anything the least bit wrong with that scenario.


And ya know there's another thing that really annoys me. It’s the fact that as we get closer to November 2, I keep hearing more and more political pundits, regardless of their political affiliation, and all of whom regard themselves as being gurus when it comes to being able to accurately judge the psyche of the American electorate as a whole, constantly exuding so much confidence in the innate ability of the American people to always do the right thing. Well, but both sides can't be right, it's a physical impossibility. Because their definitions of what the "right thing," are essentially diametrically opposed. Looking back over the years of my life, these are definitely the very darkest days that I can remember having lived through up to this point and are something that I would never have imagined that I would be experiencing first hand. And they were brought about by people who were supposedly doing the "right thing" when they chose to elect Barry "Almighty." So, I find myself being forced to question the dedication of the American people who must now take the required stand against the obvious attempts at blatant power grabs and the obvious destructive policies beset upon us by unethical politicians, including our own president. All of whom were freely elected by people who are told, always capable to doing the "right thing." Outlandish legislation has been enacted through all manner of trickery and deceit and literally shoved down the throats of the people whether we thought it necessary or not. Far too many Americans are nothing more than brainless idealists with absolutely zero ability of thinking for themselves and are gullible to the point of swallowing hook line and sinker the pabulum fed to them by patently dishonest and politically corrupt Democrats. Ignorance as they say, is bliss. So if these races are in fact growing tighter, then such must be the case with a growing number of American voters. As a people, I think Americans of today are a rather sheepish bunch with far too many having come to expect the government "to now be responsible" for doing more “for” them. Many seem to have lost faith in this grand experiment in individual freedom and liberty that we call the United States of America. Too many have become no more than trained seals that one sees performing at any third rate circus. We're constantly being played for fools and don't really seem to care all that much as long as we're on the receiving end of some nifty new taxpayer funded government entitlement. With each new handout that we choose to accept from our government, we lose just a little bit more of our soul. I for one don’t really see that as being a very fair exchange, but unfortunately, far too many of my fellow countrymen do and are all too willing to assist our government in expanding its control over each and every one of us.


With the upcoming election firmly in mind, it is increasingly difficult for me to comprehend why it is exactly, that with all of the damage that has now been done, and continues to be done, that so many Americans remain so determined to vote for candidates who represent the political party that has been the main culprit in creating our present mess. That of course would be the Democrats. I cannot help but wonder what the heck their priorities might be. I mean, here we have a political party right here in America that has now risen to a level of corruption that one would normally expect to see oozing from some political party in any third rate banana republic anywhere on the planet. This "It takes a village" mentality that seems to be so pervasive among those whom you would think would know better, either because of their livelihood, level of education, background or possible life experiences, and recognize the fact that this whole cockamamie concept has proven itself time and again as simply not something that is anywhere near being workable. It should not be my neighbor’s responsibility to ensure that I have sufficiently prepared myself for any eventuality that may occur in my life, nor should it be my responsibility to ensure that he has. I work very hard to provide for my family in the very best way that I can, so I question the fairness of being asked to provide for any number of my neighbors as well, especially those who lack the same level of commitment as I have. Liberal or "progressive" policies and/or programs are what have resulted in bringing about so many of our present day afflictions suffered by our society in the age of Barry "Almighty." They were based on nothing more than grandiose ideas, perhaps with the best of intentions, but never all that well thought out, and always result in any number of unintended consequences that succeed only in rapidly consuming so much of our wealth as to have now turned America into a debtor nation on a scale that just a few years ago would have been unimaginable to most people. Like the old saying goes, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." Well my friends, the Democrats, lead by Barry "Almighty," are leading us down that road and they are, in fact, leading us straight to Hell. They presume to know what's best for us and when we disagree with their assessment of things, they either bring out their allies in the state controlled media to berate us or they simply just go about the business of making their ideas a reality in spite of our objections. Therefore we have only one alternative left. We must work to vote as many of the scumbags out as we possibly can. Our very survival depends on it.


So, as that old Merle Haggard song asks, "Is the best of the free life behind us now, and are the good times really over for good?" I guess we'll just have to wait until November 2 to find out.

"6"

I have written many times before about my severe lack of faith, as well as my extreme disappointment, in the American people, and about they're being unable, or unwilling, to properly identify the truly serious issues of the day. So at the risk of repeating myself, I do so one more time. This terminal form of gullibility still infecting so many Americans is what remains my primary area concern regarding a positive outcome in what could be a very critical election, an election that is now a little over 50 days away. I can only say that my sense of anxiety regarding its outcome, while not growing, has not really lessened by any significant degree either. If using the people that I spend a great deal of time around as a gauge, I'm just not so sure that what I'm hearing from supposed "experts" regarding the potential outcome of the coming election will actually, in the end, prove to be all that accurate. I'm not sensing any great concern when it comes to people realizing the dire shape that our country presently is in, and not just fiscally. Sure there have been any number of Tea Party rallies and rallies held by the likes of Glenn Beck, but I still worry about our side being able to generate the level of numbers that will be required for us to achieve victory. And yes I've seen and heard all of the talking heads telling me how it's going to be an absolute massacre, or a bloodbath, for the Democrats come November. But as all of you must know, the American voter is a rather strange creature to say the least, especially at election time. You never really know what will be running through anyone's mind at the time they cross the threshold and enter the voting booth. And if the last two elections are to be used to provide any sort of a trend, then one would have to say that at best it's still going to be very close to being little more than a crapshoot. Another reason for my being unsure about the potential outcome being prophesized is the fact that I know there is present in America today, a very determined group of individuals who have their own agenda to advance especially when it comes to their designs for our country's future. It is a group that is very well financed and is one much more comfortable lurking in the shadows, performing its toxic deeds while concealed by darkness. And it is a group able to pull the strings of those in power and which is not the least bit hesitant or concerned about using whatever means necessary to manipulate public opinion in its attempt to bring about some effect on election outcomes. And if the last 20 months have shown us anything at all, it is the fact that this group has a very willing ally currently occupying the Oval Office. Puppet masters such as George Soros are always eager to throw their money around to fund those willing to subvert our Constitution and the will of the people. But Mr. Soros is far from being the only culprit, but he's usually the one that is the most visible. It is he and his many unseemly associates, who, through their own vast personal wealth at their disposal, are capable of funding any number of fanatical groups who are intent upon pursuing any number of issues from the legalization of drugs to the gutting of the Second Amendment. Soros likes to be referred to as being a philanthropist and an investor, but such innocuous sounding titles only serve to distract from the true nature of the very real danger that he represents. And he demonstrated yet again this past Tuesday why it is he is to be considered one of the more potent enemies of freedom, when he donated of $100 million dollars the very leftist group, Human Rights Watch. This is but only one of the groups on the left who continue to be recipients of large sums of Soros money. Which should cause people to ask just what is it that Soros is investing in? Because this is a group which advocates for "gay rights" causes and also very actively promotes abortion. Our favorite billionaire nutjob announced that he was donating the money so that Human Rights Watch can expand their efforts globally. Now doesn't that just give you a warm and fuzzy. Soros told the New York Times that the gift is just one of many hefty political donations he plans to make that will likely continue benefiting groups on the pro-abortion side of the debate. This is the caliber of individual we need to be very wary of, because it is individuals like this who are only to happy to fund, and with very large sums of money, any endeavor that has as its specific purpose, the undermining of our Constitution.


So, if there is one thing that I do not have any degree of confidence in whatso"freakin"ever, it is the ability of the American people to make a conscious decision to do what is right for their country. It seems that as a people we Americans have morphed into a population made up of individuals whose primary objective in life is one that consists solely of obtaining that which is perceived as being only what's best for themselves at any given time. And, what it is that they can get in exchange for the expending of the least amount of effort required. It seems that over time a certain amount of cultural and societal decay has set in, to the point where we have essentially become nothing more than a nation of moochers and looters. If people were genuinely concerned about the present condition of their country they would be marching in the streets and in numbers that would easily dwarf the numbers of the most recent example of voter disgust, Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally. Let’s face it, we’re a pretty sad comparison when placed next to those who originally put this grand experiment together and then put it on its way. And I would say that, in a manner of speaking, we have let them down. And rather badly, I think. I worry that what this country is so desperately in need of, will not ever have the opportunity to take place. It's common knowledge the American people are not well known for their ability to properly prepare themselves for elections. They're quite lazy actually, usually preferring to take the easy way out, usually by relying on nasty, albeit productive, commercials, the limited knowledge and political biases of both friends and/or associates, or God forbid, the state run media as their source of information regarding political candidates. The 2008 election is the perfect example of voter idiocy regarding even the most important, even critical, of elections. They allowed the state run media to play a much bigger role in determining the outcome of the election than should have ever been permitted. Far too many voters remain willingly accepted at face value all they were told about Barry by members of the media who were so obviously in the tank for the candidate. The result is where we are today as a nation, in the toilet, economically, fiscally and internationally. Until enough Americans are willing to do the necessary legwork when it comes to determining the best candidate to vote for, those in the state run media will remain only too happy to jump in to fill the void created. The only problem is that very same void will be filled with the typical fact challenged and obviously biased information that one normally sees as coming from the state run media. So now we find ourselves with an election, the importance of which is quite literally unparalleled in my lifetime, looming just over the horizon, and where are we as far as the voters when it comes to them working toward preparing themselves so that they will then be able to vote intelligently. To be perfectly honest, I just don't know.


So let’s see. If I were to give it some thought and assign a numerical value that would accurately reflect the level of confidence that I have in the Republicans being able to achieve anywhere near the level of success that is being so loudly trumpeted in this November's election, just what might that number be. Well, if I'm using a 1-10 scale, with 1 being that I have absolutely no confidence and 10 being that I am very confident that the Republicans will take control of one or both Houses of Congress, right now I would have to say that my level of confidence is resting comfortably at "6". I just can't help but have this nagging sense that I'm being lulled into having a false of security by so many of those who are in the business of providing their opinion in the hopes of having an effect my opinion or my views. As well, I just can't quite seem to shake this feeling of impending doom that I have. It’s all more than a little unnerving. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing that would make me happier than to watch the election returns come in and then realize that come January 2011 the Republicans would be in charge of running one or both Houses of Congress. However, with that being said, I have lost count of the number of times I have heard various opinion makers claim that, "if the election were held today, the Democrats will lose the House." Well, as we all know, the election is not being held today, tomorrow or even next week. The election is being held in just a tad bit over 50 days. Which is more than enough time for any number of events to take place that can substantially shift or alter public opinion, or to allow the Democrats to implement any number of their patented, and frequently utilized, election shenanigans. The stupidity and/or ignorance of the American people still never ceases to amaze me. It's either that or they remain completely indifferent to what it is that is being perpetrated both against them and the country at large by the current majority party. To the point where I am just not all that comfortable in assuming all will come out as it is currently being predicted. Voter apathy, I think, is another thing that is needing to be dealt with and with it being at an all time high it is seen as being something else that can be taken full advantage of by those who have their own political agendas. Many voters have come to think they can no longer make any kind of a difference, since no matter whom they elect, seems to be willing to listen to them or care what it is that they have to say. If the Republicans are to have any chance at achieving anywhere near the degree of success currently being promoted, then they are going to have to convince a majority of voters that if they do vote for Republicans, the people will be listened to. But it's all going to boil down to trust. The last time the people trusted the Republicans, their trust was betrayed and rather badly. And that old adage comes to mind, "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." And many people are not willing to take the chance on being fooled again, so that is where we now find ourselves. "We, the people" are the definite underdogs when it comes to being who it is that will drive the country and in which direction it will be driven.


Another major concern of mine that I feel could have a definite impact on not only this coming election, but maybe even more so the election in 2012, is the fact that as a whole we have some very questionable people and organizations which possess a growing capability of swaying public opinion through some pretty unsavory means. To the point where now many people have allowed themselves to be convinced by a very select few shady individuals as well as organizations who we can very safely say possess an ulterior motive, and advocate the point of view that America is undeserving of its place in the World and that it is need of some form of punishment for all of its supposed sins. Coming in the form of any number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), (www.discoverthenetworks.org) we have some very sinister forces at work here in America. Forces who focus their efforts well below the surface and who are able to stay well hidden thanks to their many friends not only in the state run media but in our government as well. And while I wish I could, with a clear conscience, make the claim that it is primarily the Democrats who are the ones most often willing to aid and abet these dark forces, that may not necessarily always prove to be true. The uncommon amount of sleaze presently running through the streets of our nation's capital these days has had a significant impact on members of both political parties. But I think it very fair to say that it is, more often then not, the Democrat Party that has had the most adverse effect on our country and has played the lead role in expediting its deterioration as well as its decline into it's present sad condition. It has repeatedly been willing to throw the American people under the bus if there was, and is, any way it will add to their coffers or any chance that by doing so they can extend the power of government. The insidious behavior coming from those whom we elect is a direct reflection of those whom it is that they get their money from. Whether it's the environmentalist wacko groups, animal rights kooks, the climate-changers, or even Big Labor, the Democrat Party is the major recipient of the big bucks that pour in from these leftist fringe groups. Such groups masquerade their true intentions, sometimes successfully and sometime not so, and it is through the use of substantial funds contributed by questionable sources, that they are then able flood the airwaves with their fictional rhetoric in an attempt to convince the American people of something that is patently untrue. These same groups are decidedly anti-American to say the least, and their focus is essentially on nothing more than the complete destruction of America. And in exchange for all the money that is provided by these "radical" groups to politicians, they expect, and they get, the advancement of an agenda that reflects their rather skewed view of America and the World. And it's unfortunate that it is a view that can be said to match up rather nicely with that of the Democrat Party. Which makes it all the more imperative to vote out those currently wielding power in favor of those whose view of America is more in line with the view held by rational, patriotic Americans.


So, we can all only hope that all those making the claim that Republicans will be successful this November are correct and this nagging feeling of apprehension that I have will in the end prove to have been nothing more than a bad case of intestinal gas. Because if it does not come to pass and the Democrats maintain their strangle hold on Congress, the future does not look good. In order to increase our odds of success, Americans are going to need to be willing to spend the requisite time to sift through all of the garbage headed their way and be determined in their searching out of the truth. They must learn to never take anything at face value unless they can personally verify it as being fact. Distractions will be a plenty, but people must be able to recognize them for what they are. As attempts to deceive. If people are willing to do that, then we might just stand a chance. So, here's to hoping enough people come to their senses at least long enough to make the "Right" choice when it comes to them casting their vote. And if they do, then and only then, we can party like it was 1994!