The Awakening

by Greg Miller

     It looks like it's going to be a busy summer as the political machines gear up for a showdown in the fall. There's much on the line this November when people take to the polls to elect, or re elect new Congressional Representatives. There are quite a few Senate seats up for grabs as well.

  This time last year it looked as though a Democratic majority would govern for quite some time. We had elected a new President and his party, the Democratic Party, had gained huge majorities in both houses of Congress. It was a new day for America and it wouldn't be long before "fundamental transformation" would occur.

  A funny thing happened on the way to November's mid term elections; America woke up. It turns out that the American people understand that, just because you win an election, you can't govern against the will of the electorate.

  Barrack Hussein Obama ran a masterful campaign. He benefited from a sympathetic American media that was unwilling to vet him, a general anger at George Bush, a bad economy and people who just wanted Hope and Change. It didn't matter that he was vague about what that Hope and Change meant, people were tired of the status quo and they looked at Barry's opponent as more of the same. Obama won big.

  The day after the election I posted this on my facebook profile; "Elections are easy, governing is hard." The reason for making that statement is simple. The American people are a stubborn lot. We enjoy our freedoms and cherish Liberty. You see, if the media was unwilling to vet Barry, there was nothing stopping others like me from doing it. We have this wonderful thing called the internet and it has been an incredible educational resource for me. It didn't take long to find out quite a bit about Mr. Obama; his beliefs and his activities. I found out who his friends were and what he wrote as well as his voting record. I knew that once the American people began to see who and what he was, they would realize that a mistake had been made.

I believe that I was correct in that belief. From all the data I can gather it appears that the Democratic Party is going to suffer a political bloodbath this November. The reasons are many, but it all boils down to this; You cannot govern against the will of the American People. This doesn't mean that the Democratic defeat will happen, but if the trend continues there will be far fewer Democrats in Congress this time next year and that is very important in order to stop this administration's agenda.

Barry's agenda is not America's agenda. We've always been a center right society. The belief that you can force a leftist ideology upon a country with firm roots in freedom is a stupid one. Socialism is nothing more than a form of slavery and the average American understands this and does not want it. Could be that Barry may be responsible for a new American awakening. Let's Hope for that Change!

Greg

If Not For the Kids Why Not For the Planet?

Sad news came today; after 40 years of marital bliss, Al and Tipper Gore are calling it quits. It's never a good thing when families divide, but Al and Tipper were a special couple.

Who could ever forget the great Gore kiss at the the 200o Democratic National Convention after Al locked up his party's nomination for president? What about the heady 90s when Al was VP and Tipper was at his side. They were THE Washington couple.

You know, I blame George Bush for this development. Come on, who else could be to responsible? It's common knowledge that he and Dick Cheney are responsible for all the ills in our society, just watch MSNBC or read the New York Times.

Anyway, the news really got to me because of their children. Being a product of a broken home I, as much as anyone, understand the complexities that arise in the lives of children when their parents divorce. What about the Gore children? Couldn't Al and Tipper stick it out for a few more years until the younguns were out of the house? After all the kids should be the main concern here and all selfishness should be put aside "for the children". Those developmental and formative years are tough enough without adding the confusion of parental separation.

It turns out that the four Gore children are grown. I do understand that even adult children can and do suffer when their parents divorce, but the effects are not as harsh as they would be if they were at a more tender age. The news that the "kids" were now adults relieved some of my anxiety.

Then I started thinking about the effects that this split could have on our fragile planet. Could this news somehow put Mother Earth out of balance? Could divorce be bad for the earth?

I haven't been able to get the horrific thought out of my mind. Could the Gore's divorce be bad for the environment? As a married couple the Gores shared the same lighting, the same heating, possessions and home. Now that Al and Tipper are divorcing, they'll now be living in different places, using different light, heat, air conditioning and they'll be doubling up on possessions like can openers, televisions and other items. Could the Gore's cause an imbalance in nature with their split?

As I pondered these things, some questions arose; How could Al do this to our planet? Why would he be so selfish as to harm our fragile ecosystem with this divorce? Why the hypocrisy? Then I remembered that Al and Tipper are merely victims. Victims of the Bush years.

Is there anything that we can't blame George for? Hey! What's that fly doing in my soup?