TICK...TICK...TICK by Dr. T

I feel like Dorothy watching in horror as the sand flows through the hour glass. Like the second hand of a clock, our liberty is passing us by tick by tick. Dr. Alexander Tytler, a Scot professor wrote about the cycle of democracy back when our colonies were forming. He claimed that the average age of the world's greatest democracies was 200 years. His theory is coming to fruition. The sequence works this way:
"From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to apathy;
from apathy to dependence;
from dependency back again into bondage."

The founders knew the bondage of a monarchy and they gathered their courage and railed against it. Through their courage came liberty, passed on as a birthright to all Americans. From that liberty came the freedom for people to pursue their talents and make their way to abundance. Sadly we took our abundance for granted along with our liberty and soon we became selfish, complacent and apathetic. We became ripe for the lies and scams that our bloated federal government was creating. The lure of unbridled power is the dark side of the human condition and this administration and congress through manipulation and myth is taking us back into bondage. Tweleve thousand page bills passed in the dead of night, voted on but not read. Bailouts, stimulus, tarp, health care, climate change...all myths...tick...tick...tick.

One day as your grandchildren sit upon your knee, you'll read the story that was America. You'll tell them about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, somberly reflecting with nostalgia the glory that was true freedom. If this is a picture that makes you uncomfortable, then it's not too late. Our representatives are there at our behest, this is not a monarchy yet...start calling them, faxing them, writing them. The clock is ticking.

Pride Goeth before a Fall by Dr. T

Folks like us who understand the principles our country was founded on, and understand the sacrifices the founders made on our behalf are outraged by the blatant disregard of this administration.

The Tarp, the stimulus, and the bailouts have been a sham. Promises made have not been promises kept. Unemployment is at 9.4%, ,credit is still tight and we are trillions of dollars in debt. This is of course just the tip of the iceberg as the President intends to ram nationalized health care down our throats to the tune of two trillion more. And perhaps someone can explain why it would take 10 years to get the supposed 47 million uninsured on a plan? It is mind boggling that anyone with a brain larger than Joe Biden’s could actually be in favor of yet another federally run program. Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt, that’s how well the government has been handling them. But the sheep follow when the proverbial carrot is dangled, willing to sacrifice their liberty for so called security.

Speaking of security seems our national security is on shaky ground. This President actually believes that his words can affect citizens of the world. “Pride goeth before a fall” and this President is full of a pride that can peril our country. Iran, China, North Korea, Russia, Afghanistan and Iraq are our enemies and while they may not be terribly fond of one another, they would be more than happy to work together to bring us and our allies down. So while President Obama makes speeches and credits himself for uniting the world, our enemies are smiling and plotting.

Mr. Smith & Me by Dr. T

Last night I watched "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." That wonderfully delightful old film about a genuine good guy maligned and stepped on by a political machine, only to hold his ground through faith in a flawed system, but one worth saving.

For many months now I have felt like Mr. Smith. I'm an honest person who recognizes the perils of unbridled power and corruption. And, like Mr. Smith, I will not yield. It is wrong for bills to be passed in the dead of night. It is wrong for trillions of dollars to be spent which will leave our children and grandchildren drowning in debt. It is wrong for the government to acquire private companies and to fire CEOs at will and to cap salaries. It is wrong to saddle our citizens with the yoke of socialism.

I will not yield because I have faith, as did Mr. Smith, that the citizens of this great nation know about principles and truth and they will make their voices heard to preserve the Constitution and the liberties therein for the good of us all.