I was teaching a Citizenship in the Community merit badge for the local Boy Scouts, and had a student make a statement in a presentation that really got me thinking. When addressing the question What do you like about your community, he responded, “the people in our community live by the words that Kennedy said, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country’”. As I contemplated the challenges our country has faced, how could this attitude have influenced the situation. When Katrina hit, would it have been different if the people looked for ways to help rather than sitting and waiting for the government to step in? Would the Education system be different if rather than complaining about the failed system, we volunteered our time to help make our schools better? Would our National Dept be any lower, if our legislators didn’t feel that the only way to win elections is by promising handouts.
As I look at the slate of Democratic Presidential candidates I can not see any link between there promises, and these powerful words be President Kennedy. They are simply creating a huge list of unsustainable programs without asking the people demanding the services to step up and take some responsibility. In reality it is far more than the Democratic Party, the Republican Party to has gotten into the habit of carelessly throwing money at problems. Thus under Republican control we have run up the National Dept to record levels. Maybe it is time to quit asking what our goverment can do for us. The more the government gives, the worse our lives will become.
A popular song among Liberals now days is “Dear Mr. President” by Pink. I could link to her site but I don’t believe she deserves it. Back to the issue. This song asks a few questions that epitomize the liberal perspective, and shows how little they really understand. I would like to briefly address a few of the key questions it asks and explain why or Dear President is right on target with these issues.
What do you feel when you see the homeless on the street? I’m not quite sure what the president has to do with the right of an individual to choose the street as a home, but the unemployment rate under his presidency is lower than it has ever been, jobs pay more even before the minimum wage hike than they ever have, and there is a tremendous amount of opportunity. I realize that a large portion of the homeless are not mentally capable of sustaining a job, but we have closed down many of the institutions that helped these people because the liberal establishment felt that it was inhumane. Another big portion of the homeless are there due to substance abuse, gee I wonder which party supports the free use of drugs, and is the least supportive of teaching and strengthening families?
How do you feel when a mother can’t say good bye?
Probably much the same as he did when Clinton’s weak stand on terrorist led to the deaths of over 2000 Americans on 9-11. I’m shure because I’ve seen it he is deeply compassionate and deeply saddened when a soldier dies. Despite the sadness, he looks a the situation and thinks about what is best for our country, and what is best for the world. You can criticize all you want about his foreign policy but we have not had a mainland attack since 9-11, and it is not because the terrorists have not tried. Apparently he is doing something right. I always find it ironic that the Musicians and actors are so supportive of the terrorist position. It is actually them who are the most hated among Islam nations because of there liberal points of view. Remember, being gay in an Islamic country is punished by the death penalty. For some reason they have the mistaken notion that if leave the Middle East, they will leave us alone.
There is much more to discuss about this song and it’s issues but it will have to wait for another post.
There are many rumors going around on the internet that CNN corespondent Lou Dobbs may make a bid for the White House as a third party candidate. Based solely on his immigration views I think he would be great but in his heart he is still a liberal. This speculation creates an interesting question. If he were to enter the race based on his popularity he would take a significant portion of votes, but where would they come from? Would it hurt the Republicans or Democrats, or both?
I believe that the biggest losers would be the Democrats, but he would also take a chunk of the Republican base. Is it possible for him to actually win as a third party Candidate? I know everybody has thought based on previous experience that third parties only siphon votes from the big two, and have no real chance of winning. This still may be true, but Lou would put this theory to the test. He seems to be more down the middle than any third party candidate we have ever seen. In the past the third parties have been made up of people that are just plain crazy, or candidates that were ever further right, or further left than the primary candidates. Lou would be running right down the center, and based on public opinion he is on the right side of many issues. I still don’t think he could win but he could make things interesting.
I’m listening to a debate on CNN regarding the low poll numbers of congress. They are now discussing the “Tragedy” of our broken government. It seems like when our government is running efficiently we end up with more government programs, more spending, and less opposition to the expanding government. I for one am grateful that our government is not working efficiently. It simply is putting the brakes on reckless government spending and expansion. I admit I would like the government work together on a few key issues. I would love to see taxes cut in half or even eliminated, I would like to see all federal funding for arts, education, and social programs cut. But these things are highly unlikely. Based on the things our congress and president want to do and are pushing, I relieved to know little is getting accomplished.
Over the last week we have heard a lot about the writers strike. The thing that I wonder is Who Cares? Although I have a few television shows that I watch on a regular basis, but if they don’t come up with new material there is no big loss. Although I don’t think it will go on that long, I believe that the strike could go on for years without much impact on our daily lives. In the end they hurt themselves. A majority of the media I now watch now is on the internet by independent publishers. The union relies on very large media companies to pay outrageous rates for even mediocre work.
In my humble opinion the strike is actually a good thing, especially for conservatis. For at least a little while we won’t have any fresh liberal dribble.
