If you are a frequent visitor to Sick and Tired American, then you are well aware of all the problems the US is currently facing. As few as 10 or 20 years ago, I would have thought that American could survive any and all of these crisis (and yes, they are crisis) without a second thought. Today, right now, I am afraid that my children will NEVER know the America that should be.
There are people in the world that want to destroy America because we believe in freedom; because we believe in the rights of people to do with their lives what they want — within reason. These people hide behind religion, politics and innocents to achieve their goal. They are closer to achieving their goal than you think; we have lost some of our freedom from fear and the necessity to “profile” certain people. But that is only part; we have also lost the freedom to choose to defend our own country. The current administration wants to treat all of these terrorists as an American; to give them the same rights and privileges as a common street mugger.
The current Rules of Engagement (ROE) that the troops are forced to use in the field are an absolute travesty. The men and women who have volunteered to lay their lives on the line for this country have had their hands tied because they can’t even SHOOT the damn enemy. That stupidity is designed to do one thing; it will get more American Soldiers killed so that public opinion will turn against the war and the people will demand our troops come home.
Our own elected officials have done more damage in the last year than the terrorists have done in 10. These politicians have put their own agenda before the will of the people: Cap and Trade (which will necessarily cause your utilities to skyrocket — Obama said), reading miranda rights to terrorists, out-lawing enhanced interrogation (water-boarding), and of course Healthcare. The current administration is hellbent to pass a LAW that 75% of America doesn’t want; one that isn’t about providing healthcare to everyone (because it doesn’t), but a law that will allow the politicians to control your lives. Its a law designed to addict you to their will; to ensure that you will vote them in forever or lose your “rights”.
Lets talk about the healthcare bill: its supposed to provide healthcare for 94% of all Americans — not even all of them – at a cost of 1 TRILLION dollars over ten years. Oh, you’ll pay taxes for 4 years until anyone gets any benefits — isn’t that GREAT?!?! Currently, around 85% of Americans have healthcare and like what they have; so your going to tax 85% of America a Trillion Dollars to cover 9% of America…does that really sound like a plan for healthcare? No, its designed to get Americans on the Government teet so that they become addicted to the sweet Government Nectar called “entitlements”. If, no WHEN, this passes (by hook or by crook), there will be more and more votes for legislative “rights” to give to Americans…sinking the country deeper and deeper into entitlement debt.
Speaking of hook or crook, Congress (both houses, both parties) is using every trick in the arsenal (and even making other tricks up) to pass this Healthcare bill. Congress has bribed members (Florida is exempt, Nebraska is exempt, Louisiana received 300M, etc, etc) to gain votes. Most of the negotiations have been done by one party behind closed doors – what exactly is Bi-Partisanship again? Again, your going to destroy 85% of the current American Healthcare policies to cover an additional 9%…that just doesn’t pass the sanity check, unless your just trying to take CONTROL.
On the debt, as of today, EVERY American — all 320 Million of them — owe $40,000 dollars to the government. This will just break us even. Now, I have a family of four, I just don’t have $160,000 lying around. No matter what you’ve thought of Bush, or Clinton, or any proceeding President…none of them can hold a candle to the amount of money Obama spent in 1 year. My grandchildren will be paying off the debt that these people are running up.
So, is it too late to save America? Has this country been “fundamentally” changed so much that we can’t go back to the way this country is supposed to be? The more I see what these people in Washington are doing, the more I think that this country is gone; its a scarred former shadow of itself that can never recover. Even with a complete change of power in November, the damage is done. There are millions of Americans already addicted to the Government Teet.
There is only one thing that can save the country now; and even then the scars will run long and deep. As much as it pains me to say it, the only way to get this country back to what the founding fathers envisioned will be another revolution. I am NOT calling for a revolution (DHS bite me), but I see a complete takeover as the only way to UNDO all of this damage. I took an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic; the very Constitution that this administration seems to be ignoring, bypassing, and destroying. This current administration, in my opinion, is quickly becoming a domestic enemy to the Constitution. Its a fine line, I’m sure, but I really and truly think that the country — as it stands now — is irreparably damaged and my children will never know the true freedoms that America once stood for.
I pray that I’m wrong…but I’m prepared for the worst.
God Bless.
– The Defender
