Iconoclasts At Work

It seems to me that there is a strong undercurrent running through this country where many people have become seriously disgruntled at their political leaders. While many politicians in both Houses of Congress are patting themselves on the back for doing what they see as hard work and a job well done, many regular people across America have been taking matters into their own hands to help bring this country back to some semblance of reality.

The issue this time is Obama's health care plan which we CANNOT afford as long as this country's balance sheet lies in disarray. We can thank both George W. Bush and Barrack Obama for exacerbating our national debt to unsustainable levels. Our debt as a percentage of GDP for 2008 is about 70% and is expected to be approximately 90% for 2009. Folks, this is absolutely amazing. We haven’t had this level of debt/GDP since the end of World War II. The debt doubled under W’s presidency and is expected to double again under the current administration, and I think those expectations are being kind to Mr. Obama. Pushing this health care plan forward is a hugely irresponsible move on Obama’s part. Congress, who holds the purse strings, should have squashed this plan before it even left Obama’s lips, but there they are pushing America towards impending disaster like a surging locomotive that has suddenly run out of tracks. They will weaken this country, and ensure that our place in the world is diminished.

To me this health care issue should live or die based solely on affordability. The pundits on TV speak of a MORAL OBLIGATION to the people of America to insure each and every person. The Democrats see it as a sacred right of every man, woman and child. They’ll tax and tax and tax, and redistribute that wealh to cover the cost. And then just for the fun of it, they’ll tax some more. The Republicans are no better. Rather than intelligently debating the gross side-effects of health care reform they continue their FEAR MONGERING by telling anyone who will listen that Obama plans to kill the elderly. Why can’t someone just come forward and say, “Hey look. We’re broke. It ain’t gonna work. Sorry. No dice.”

So it’s left to the citizen to do what is right. We must confront our Senators and Congressmen and threaten their jobs. We must make them listen. We put them in power, now they should listen to public sentiment before they do something stupid. Again!

So, I applaud everyone who has attended those townhall meetings and disrupted their counterproductive speeches. Let them be afraid for once. Let them see people, angry people who are rising up and saying, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not gonna take it anymore.”

Good job!

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