The Sleeping Giant by Dr. T
I've really been enjoying watching the town halls that have taken place this month. Our elected officials went home to their constituents and they have been getting an earful. As one young woman said at Senator Spector's meeting..."You've awakened a sleeping giant." The silent majority is silent no more. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you poke a person in the eye often enough, they eventually will poke you back. This president was swept into office because some folks were angry over the bad economy and angry over the Iraq war. Barack Obama campaigned on hope and change and because the folks were angry, they signed on. Now many of the folks are having voter's remorse. Instead of hope and change we're getting Chicago strong arm politics, 44 czars and no transparency.
The President and the Congress expected to push universal healthcare through in the same way they pushed the stimulus through. Fortunately for the citizens, the House bill got out before the recess so the folks had a chance to see what the Congress was plotting. Then all hell broke loose. Citizens began pushing back, and the poor politicians have been forced to actually face them. The bottom line is this:
The folks don't want socialism, they don't want unbridled federal power. The hard working, by-the-book citizens are tired of the propaganda they are being fed. They are tired of being told that they, as productive citizens, must bear the burden of the unproductive citizens. They are tired are being told that they are responsible for the bad decisions that others make. We are not a collective...we are a free nation. Everyone here is free to pursue their own talents and make their own prosperity. Generations ago, it was not necessary to explain this concept...people on the whole took responsibilty for their actions. It is only since we took on the concept of "victimhood"(a liberal invention) that our individual rights have been jeopardized for the sake of non-contributors.
We don't need universal healthcare. Those who are not covered, and I'm not counting the illegals, have options. Make no mistake this is one thing and one thing only...a power grab.
The President and the Congress expected to push universal healthcare through in the same way they pushed the stimulus through. Fortunately for the citizens, the House bill got out before the recess so the folks had a chance to see what the Congress was plotting. Then all hell broke loose. Citizens began pushing back, and the poor politicians have been forced to actually face them. The bottom line is this:
The folks don't want socialism, they don't want unbridled federal power. The hard working, by-the-book citizens are tired of the propaganda they are being fed. They are tired of being told that they, as productive citizens, must bear the burden of the unproductive citizens. They are tired are being told that they are responsible for the bad decisions that others make. We are not a collective...we are a free nation. Everyone here is free to pursue their own talents and make their own prosperity. Generations ago, it was not necessary to explain this concept...people on the whole took responsibilty for their actions. It is only since we took on the concept of "victimhood"(a liberal invention) that our individual rights have been jeopardized for the sake of non-contributors.
We don't need universal healthcare. Those who are not covered, and I'm not counting the illegals, have options. Make no mistake this is one thing and one thing only...a power grab.
posted by Dr. T at 8/24/2009 02:05:00 PM
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