Looking Ahead

Okay, I admit it, I shed a couple of tears last night... Not because I am so proud of our country because we elected the first black President but because I think we are headed for real changes in the future of our country.

Changes that I don't think will take us in a positive direction. Besides the changes that Obama has in mind for us the following issues were voted on:

South Dakota defeated a ban on abortion.

Colorado rejected a measure that would have made abortion the legal equivalent of murder by defining that human life begins at conception.

Michigan voted to allow medical use of marijuana.

Washington also will be allowing doctor-assisted suicide.

Wow, the people who are so pro-Obama are also so against the right to life, aren't they?

But, a couple of states have blocked gay marriage so that is a bright spot for us. Florida, Arizona, and California are standing up for a marriage between one man, one woman! It's quite a victory considering how the voting went.

Now, for another bright spot from this election. Who will the liberals hate and blame for the next few years? Will they turn on their own? It will be interesting to watch.

As for me - GO MITT in 2012!!!

Obama Supports Slavery

What? Yes, I said that Obama supports slavery. Oh, maybe not the type that holds the black man against his will to work in the fields and answer "Yes, master," but the type of slavery that binds people and their lives so they end up with no control of their own.

He supports massive entitlements and welfare programs. As people become dependant on food stamps, health care, subsidized housing, educational grants, and all of the other programs he promotes they will quickly lose their will to do anything for themselves.

We seen a good example of this during Hurricane Katrina. The people who wouldn't leave before they received their welfare checks expected to come in on Friday; the people who complained about not having good food in the shelters; the people who complained about the housing provided for them; the the people who complained that the government wasn't getting their places cleaned up for them; the people who are still living off of the government...

Aren't these people slaves to the government? Isn't this what Obama wants of us all? The more that is given, the more that is expected.

Changes I am afraid of!

Hearing the "changes" that will be coming if Obama is elected should terrify all good conservatives. Some of the changes that are really scary to me include:

Spreading the wealth or in other words, Socialism. Since when should it be that the people who work hard to get ahead should have a ball and chain consisting of the lazy faction of our society? This can put quite a drag on those who are ambitious and are willing to work extra hours to build a business, grow extra crops, or do a better job for the boss. How long will it take before they get tired of carrying the load?

Freedom of Speech. It won't take long for freedom of speech to be shut down with the "freedom of information" act. Look at Joe the Plumber or the tv reporter in Florida when they ask Obama or Biden questions that haven't been spoon fed. No more interviews or their private lives become an object of investigation and ridicule to the liberals. Isn't this what has happened with Chavez and other dictators? How long will it take before we aren't allowed this freedom?

Family Values will be a thing of past. With liberal judges legislating from the bench abortion, gay marriage, and other tenants of liberal thinking will erode the idea of the family unit. Our children will be taught whatever they deem appropriate in school and we won't have a choice in the matter. How long will it take before the family unit will no longer exist?

Minority Rules. We know that Obama has done very little as a Senator but the things he has done has all been for the benefit of minorities to make them "equal". How long will it take before a white, middle class person will have no rights compared to the minorities?

The Second Amendment. Owning a gun doesn't seem like a big deal as we have had the right since the inception of the constitution. And, maybe with Obama we will be able to continue this right, maybe. But his voting record says not. And, if we are able to own a gun he will make purchasing the ammunition illegal. How long will it take before they demand all guns be turned into the government?

Are we really willing to give up our basic freedoms? The freedom to drive the car of our choice. The freedom to build a business. The freedom listen to talk radio. The freedom to teach our children that marriage is between a man and a woman. The freedom to go to the doctor of our choice. The freedom to ask "hard" questions of a political candidate. The freedom to have a fair trial. The freedom to go hunting. The list goes on....

There are so many things that this man has covered up and I think it's time people open their eyes and see what kind of change we will really get!

Still mourning Mitt Romney

Lat night Frank and I attended a rally out to Riverbend Ranch (belongs to Frank VanderSloot and my Frank's old stomping grounds). It was held to gain support for Jim Risch who is running for the US Senate. It was well attended but the biggest draw was the guest speaker - Mitt Romney.

The 1 1/2 hours that we spent there were interesting. Romney and Risch were entertaining a group of "local businessmen" at the "big house" (VanderSloot's home) at a dinner that was rumored to cost $2300 a plate. While they were finishing up there, the "poor folk" was being entertained and informed at the barn by several local politicians running for office.

When the group from the dinner arrived it was very nice that the crowd gave a big standing ovation to Frank and Belinda in recognition for all of the good he does for our community.

Mitt Romney gave the introduction for Jim Risch. First impressions... He is very tall and thin and looked almost haggard. I don't know if that is the way he always looks but it really surprised me as I thought he looked very tired. But, on the other hand he didn't come across that way. He laughed and joked and had the crowd very excited to see him. There were several references throughout the night about him running for President and you could tell the crowd had definitely been in his camp!

Jim Risch did a nice job and was very well spoken and convincing. I will take a closer look at him but am ready to jump on board to support him now. Heck, I even took a couple of posters to put up!

My overall impressions of the evening was that they kept it flowing well with short speeches, some crowd interaction (not much though), and everyone there was excited to have the opportunity to be there. If you were a republican you came away with a "let's win" attitude.

It was nice to see Frank and Belinda as we haven't seen them since Frank quit working at the ranch. Belinda gave us hugs and teased Frank about not wearing boots and a hat! They are good people who have used their wealth for good.

Really, Really Gross Dream...

Okay, I had a dream the other night and it sure in the heck wasn't the "great American dream!"

I dreamed that I was taking a college class and the professor told us that we had to eat our feces!!! Gross, I know... The class was told that it was absolutely required and if we didn't do it we would flunk. We were to write a paper on the experience.

I watched as many of students were trying different things so that they could stomach doing it. One lady made soup and had her little "turds" floating in it and was trying to gag it down. It was too much for me and so I rebelled. Imagine that. I was leading a small rebellion against the professor when I woke up.

As I thought about the dream - yuk - I came to a conclusion. First I know that I had the dream because I have heard so many stories about liberal professors making students write papers that exemplify their personal philosophies. When Jana was at ISU she was told to wear a symbol that said she supported gay and lesbian rights and if she wouldn't do it she needed to write a five page paper on why the gay lifestyle was wrong, but she couldn't use religious arguements! Last week in Colorado a professor wanted the students to write a paper mocking Sarah Palin. There are many such incidents like these and the students usually don't have a lot of choice. This is so frustrating to me.

Back to my conclusion though. It really didn't take much thought...

The liberals are always trying to shove crap down our throats!

Bail Out

Think of those words... "bail out"... It reminds me of someone doing something illegal, being put in jail, and then expecting someone else to come up with the cash to get them out of their bad situation.

Isn't this what we are going to do in Washington DC this week? Is it really the "only thing we can do?" Sometimes I think that it really doesn't hurt people to have to suffer the consequences of bad decisions. Don't we have to deal with this in our everyday life? If we max out our credit cards and live beyond our means we don't have a "bail out" package come along to save us!

Would it really be so bad for young couples to save for the home of their dreams? Would it be bad for us to have to tighten up our belts? Look around. Even in the poorest of neighborhoods you see flat screen tv's, cell phones, and designer jeans. Is this really suffering in poverty?

I remember my grandparents talking about staying up all night to burn corncobs or buffalo chips so the kids wouldn't freeze, of grandpa walking the railroad tracks in hopes of finding some lumps of coal from the trains or setting traps by jackrabbit holes for meat for dinner. They experienced hard times.

We have no clue about sacrifice and saving and making do. Maybe it's time we did.

Proof that welfare doesn't work!

It has been interesting listening to the news during the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. A hurricane that Jana and Dave experienced first hand!

The reports on Saturday and Sunday were of people that were out cleaning up trees and debris from their property and off of the roadways. Everyone was out getting things cleaned up where it was safe to do so. Jana's ward weren't able to have Church so the men spent the day helping with the clean up, not only in their own neighborhoods, but downtown Houston. It's called taking personal responsibility!

Quite a difference from the people after Katrina. So many of the people affected by that hurricane were people who had lived their whole lives on government entitlements and couldn't or wouldn't take personal responsibility for their own lives and property. They were waiting for the government to come in and clean up their property and even to feed and cloth them and now three years later many of them are still expecting this. The government has created a dependent society to such a point that they aren't willing to help themselves. If they were in programs that expected them to give back when they received assistance they might have a different attitude about taking!

I firmly stand by the idea of giving a Hand Up and not a Hand Out!