What Is Happening?

I consider Charles Krauthammer to be one of the leading journalists and intellectuals of our day. After reading his article, "The New Socialism", I felt somewhat overwhelmed by all that is happening to the US, both domestically and internationally. His article reminded me of my time as a mechanized infantry platoon leader. Back in the 80's and 90's our training was severely restricted because of the presence of Red Cockaded Woodpeckers, a supposeldly endangered animal. We used to joke that the bird must be a communist because so much of our training was limited or canceled because of the presence of this bird. It couldn't have been an accident that the bird was "red" either. Dr. Krauthammer's article gave credence to something I've longed believed; the environmentalist movement is simply a cover for socialism.

Paul Jacob' s article, "Missouri's Arresting Developments" points to a very serious Constitutional crisis within our nation that deserves much more attention than it has received. The federal and state governments are legally stealing the private property of citizens in the name of eminent domain. The real purpose behind this theft is to increase tax income for the government.

Austin Hill, in "What Are President Obama's Actual Objectives", compares Obama's first year in office to Hugo Chavez' first year as President of Venezuela. He ends with this thought....

"Thus far, “control” has been the predominant objective of the Obama presidency."

We are in a crisis in this country. Every branch of government is now controlled by a politcal party that does not believe in American exceptionalism. It does not believe in absolute right or absolute wrong. The party does not recognize true evil in the world. From Obama's actions, it is clear that he believes the only evil that exists are those who oppose his policies in his own country. Ahmedinejead, Chavez, and Putin, in his mind, are not evil. Limbaugh and Fox News are evil. It is interesting that the only time this president has shown any spine has been against his American political opponents. When it comes to true threats to our nation, he is weak and indecisive.

What is happening to this country? Are we at the end of our golden years? The federal government was created to represent the will of the people. It was a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Now we are slaves to the federal bureaucracy. Congress is not representing the interests of the average citizen. It kowtows to the will of a few special interest groups. Congress is an insatiable pig that feeds off of our tax dollars.

Right now, the Democrats are proposing legislation that will nationalize our health care, place the entire economy under severe environmental regulations (cap and trade), and they are thinking about another bailout. On the horizon is another attempt at granting amnesty to all illegal aliens in the country. If Obama and the Democrats pass everything they say they want, we will have a 10 trillion dollar deficit. They are deliberately breaking this country. Why would a political party do this? You have to go back to the statement in Austin Hill's piece. Obama is about control. The Democratic Party is about control. If these bills pass, the majority of Americans will become dependent on the federal government. The Democrats will be in charge of the government. The entire plan is all about votes. People who are dependent on the government will vote for the party that promises to give away the most "stuff". And yet we will be slaves to this government. The Obama plan is simply to enslave the American people to the national government.

What are we going to do about this? When will we have had enough? Have we forgotten what freedom means? What in the world is happening?