Random Thoughts...

Government bailouts. President Bush, and Republicans in general, have taken a hard hit over the current financial situation. When something like this happens, the blame usually falls squarely on the shoulders of the party in power. Let us not forget, the Democrat party has been controlling congress for some time now, and doing quite a lousy job, I might add. Let us also not forget that it takes two parties working together to mess things up this badly. This financial situation can be traced back to Jimmy Carter's reign of terror, that is when the government started pressuring Fannie May and Freddie Mac to make ill-advised sub prime loans. That's right, I said it, the Democrats are as much to blame as the Republicans in this. Giving the Democrats total control is not going to fix things, it is only going to waste more money. As I recall, both Democrats and Republicans supported this $700 billion bailout, which has done exactly nothing for the economy. Now, they are talking about having additional bailouts. We, as taxpayers, should demand that the government knock off this nonsense and start acting in the interest of the people instead of wasting our money. Let the free market handle the situation. The only thing bailout plans do is get more and more companies lining up at the trough to feed at our expense.



Guns. I have purposely avoided this topic, but I cannot anymore. Obama says he will not take our guns. The other side says he will. They are both off base on this. Obama cannot take our guns, the Constitution forbids it. We will not see all guns made illegal. I do expect to see the assault weapons ban passed again, which is nonsense (assault weapons on the list were shown to focus groups and the ones they said looked "scary" were the ones included in the ban. It had nothing to do with the dangerousness of the weapon itself.). Obama will, however, increase taxes on weapons and ammunition so much that we cannot afford them anymore. That is what liberals do. When they cannot figure out a way around the Constitution, they will tax something to death rather than pass an outright ban. Sure, guns will still be legal, we just will not be able to afford them. We may also lose the right to defend ourselves in our own homes.



Personal responsibility. We will not have to take responsibility for our actions anymore. Obama will be there to bail all of us out when we fail. Oh sure, he is counting on many people to continue to be responsible, otherwise there would be nobody to pay for his entitlement programs. Under Obama, if you do what you are supposed to, work, make your house payments, etc... you will have the fruits of your labor confiscated and given to someone who does nothing to improve themselves or their lot in life. If you make the choice to be irresponsible, the government will be there to make sure you are taken care of, so drink up. What happens when people get sick of paying for entitlements? If you have not read it, I recommend reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. It may scare you.



Just for fun. Maybe liberalism really is a mental disorder:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=56494

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